Italian Pasta Recipes - Seafood Noodles (Tagliatelle con Frutte di Mare) Recipe

Ingredients                     

• 30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

• 4 canned anchovy fillets, finely chopped

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 175 g/6 oz squid, cut into small pieces

• 75 ml/5 tbsp dry white wine

• 100 g/4 oz mushrooms, quartered

• 225 g/8 oz shelled mussels

• 225 g/8 oz shelled cockles

• 350 g/12 oz tagliatelle

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Method:

1. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan (skillet) and cook the garlic, parsley and anchovies for 1 minute. Season with the salt and pepper.

2. Add the remaining oil to another pan and cook the squid for 2 minutes. Add the squid to the garlic and anchovies in the frying pan. Pour in the wine and simmer for 8 minutes.

3. Stir in the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Add the mussels and cockles and simmer for 5 minutes.

4. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the tagliatelle. Cook for 10 minutes until firm but tender.

5. Drain well and place in a warm dish. Spoon over the seafood and add a good grinding of black pepper.