special company seafood pasta

Massena (now in FL), NY
Updated on Oct 31, 2010

The trick to doing this flawlessly is to clean and shell shrimp, and scrub mussels earlier in the day. With the shrimp shells make your shrimp stock next. Refridgerate everything and you are ready for the supper event. This dish is beautifull in presentation and the actual cooking is done in the time it takes to cook the pasta.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 25 Min
method ---
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

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

How To Make special company seafood pasta

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

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