Pasta Marinara: Leanne & Milena Recipe

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Preparation time: 1 hour + rest Cooking time: 25 minutes serves: 6

ingredients

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• Chopped flat-leaf parsley for garnish

PASTA

• 430 g durum wheat semolina flour
• 200 Tipo 00 flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 6 eggs

SAUCE

• 12 vine-ripened cherry tomatoes, halved
• 180 ml olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 long red chilli, finely chopped
• 400 g seeds or clams
• 400 g mussels, cleaned
• 180 ml dry white wine
• 300 g squid rings
• 12 medium green prawns, deveined, tails on

method

1. To make pasta, sift flour and salt onto a clean workbench. Make an indentation in the middle. Add eggs and whisk lightly. Gradually work the flour into the center, adding a little water if necessary to form a soft, supple dough. The dough is the right consistency when your thumb comes back clean when you push it in.
2. On a lightly floured work surface, knead the dough for about 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic (it loses its rough, floury texture). Stand covered for 1 hour to rest.
3. quarter the dough. Pass the quarters through a pasta machine on the widest setting, dusting the dough with flour between the rollers and increasing the settings until it is about 2mm thick. Thread pasta sheets through a tagliatelle cutter. Place the tagliatelle on a lightly floured tray (or hang) for 15 minutes to dry slightly before cooking.
4. For the sauce, core and discard the tomatoes with a teaspoon. Roughly chop the tomatoes and place in a bowl with the oil, garlic, parsley and chili.
5. In a large deep skillet, place the seeds, clams, and wine over medium-high heat. Once they open, stir in the calamari, shrimp, and tomato mixture. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp and calamari are just cooked through.
6. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the tagliatelle al dente. Drain and add to the marinara mixture. Throw to cover. Season.
7. Serve the pasta marinara garnished with parsley.