SPECIAL COMPANY SEAFOOD PASTA

Special Company Seafood Pasta image

Provided by Jane Whittaker

Categories Fish

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 28

pasta part:
1 lb pasta, i like spaghetti here, but farfalle is nice too
2 Tbsp olive oil for pasta
2 Tbsp salt for the pasta
seafood part:
1 lb 21 to 25 count shrimp, or larger
1 lb mussels
2 Tbsp flour for the mussels
8 oz crab claw meat
1 small lobster (optional, we have frends that lobster and give us some in season)
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3/4 c celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 c cream
shrimp stock:
1 medium onion, peeled and halved
1 tsp dill weed
1 bunch of all the shrimp shells and heads from the shrimp you just cleaned
2 Tbsp hot sauce, or to taste
1 medium lemon, halved
1/2 c chardonnay or any white wine the cook likes
1 tsp each salt and pepper
1 Tbsp hot horseradish
slurry:
4 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 c cold water

Steps:

1. Earlier in the day I do all the prep work. peel and clean shrimp, toss shrimp shells and heads (if you have heads)in stock pot. put shrimp in a bowl, cover and refridgerate.
2. Scrub mussels with a brush, cover with water, put in the flour, cover and refridgerate.
3. Make stock: Cover shrimp shells with water, add all shrimp stock ingredients and simmer 20 minutes.Strain out all the solids.
4. Cover and refrigerate the stock til needed. You can also freeze this and use in chowders and fish dishes if you have some left over.
5. When you are just about ready to eat, chop the onions, celery, and garlic.
6. Assemble all your ingredients by the stove, this baby cooks fast!
7. Put pasta water on, add salt and olive oil, when water starts to boil, cook pasta aldente, drain well.
8. Meanwhile Saute onions and celery until onion turns translucent and celery softens, add garlic and cook a minute more.
9. Add 2 cups of shirmp stock, bring to a boil and arrange mussels in a single layer, cover and cook 4 minutes.
10. Add shrimp, cover and cook until shrimp are pink and firm.
11. Add crabmeat, lobster if you are using it, milk and cream.
12. Mix the slurry ingredients, and stir in the middle of the pot, continue to cook until thickened a little,
13. Put the pasta in the shrimp mixture, and toss to combine.
14. Just heat to serving temperature, taste to adust seasonings. The shrimp stock add so much flavor you might not need any.