Frutti Di Mare (marinated Seafood & Hot Red Chili Peppers)

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 squid, fresh (optional)
• 1/2 onion, peeled, thinly sliced into rings
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 16 mussels, fresh, washed and cleaned
• 16 shrimp, fresh, jumbo, shell left on
• 16 scallops, fresh, large
• 1 cup wine, dry,
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt, fine, sea
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, black
• 1 teaspoon chili pepper, red, hot, seeded, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon scallion, washed, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dill, fresh, finely chopped
• 1 tomato, large, eye removed and scored with an x on top

Recipe

• 1 if using the squid, clean the squid by pulling off the head and pulling out the entrails. remove the guill from the squid and discard. lay the squid on a cutting board and with a sharp knife, scape off the membrane.
• 2 rinse under cold running water, cut off the tentacles and reserve. make sure to cut off the beak-like mouth. chop the tentacles and body into 1/2 inch rounds, pat dry and set aside until needed.
• 3 in a pot saute the onion in oil until soft and transparent.
• 4 add the squid to the pot and saute for 3 - 4 minutes, then add the mussels, shrimps and scallops, cover and steam for 5 - 6 minutes, until the mussels open.
• 5 please, discard any mussels that do not open -- they are bad.
• 6 next, add the wine, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper to the pot and simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes, then transfer to a bowl.
• 7 add the red hot chili pepper, scallions and dill to a small bowl and gently mix together.
• 8 put your large bowl of seafood in the fride to marinate for 4 hours.
• 9 when ready remove bowl from fridge, using a slotted spoon, transfer the seafood onto a plate or platter.
• 10 blanch the tomato for 20 seconds, in rapidly boiling water, then plunge into ice cold water. peel, seed and julienne the tomato.
• 11 garnish the seafood platter with tomato and serve immediately.
• 12 bon appetite.