Seafood Fra Diavolo With Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 shallots, minced
• 3 cups tomatoes, diced (can use canned but i prefer fresh!)
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste, i do more!)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup red wine (dry!, cab, zin or syrah)
• 3 ounces tomato paste, half can
• 1 lb spaghetti (or linguine)
• 8 ounces bay scallops
• 8 ounces squid rings
• 4 ounces shrimp (peeled and tails removed)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped, to taste)
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil (chopped, to taste)
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil with the garlic and shallots over medium heat.
• 2 when the garlic starts to sizzle, pour in the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• 3 season with salt and red pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 lower the heat, add the red wine and tomato paste and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• 7 cook pasta for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• 8 in a large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over high heat.
• 9 add the shrimp, calamari and scallops.
• 10 cook for about 4 minutes (or until done), stirring frequently, or until the shrimp turn pink.
• 11 add seafood to the tomato mixture, and stir in the parsley.
• 12 cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the sauce just begins to bubble.
• 13 serve sauce over pasta.