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Seafood Linguine Pasta

Seafood Linguine Pasta

We had a remaining pack of King Prawns in the freezer, so we decided on another Seafood dish.

Ingredients:-

Linguine Pasta (Gluten free for us)
3 Tbsp of Olive Oil
4 Gloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp of Capers, chopped
½ Tsp of Chilli flakes
200g of King Prawns
500g Octopus
125 Ml of White Wine
1 ½ Tbsp of Tomato Puree
6 Anchovies
6 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
A squeeze of Lemon juice
Salt & Pepper

Batter Ingredients:-

2 Eggs
Plain Flour (Gluten free for us)
Soda Water
Garlic Salt
Onion Salt
Turmeric

Method for the Pasta & Sauce:-

(1) Roll up your sleeves. It’s Octopus dressing time. Basically cut the tentacles from the head. Cut the attaching membranes so you can turn the body inside out and remove it. You don’t want the innards or the hard beak, but everything else is good.
(2) Reserve four of the legs to batter later. See below.
(3) Boil the Pasta until it is almost cooked. Drain and set aside. If you are using Gluten free be very careful to remove it quite early as the hot sauce tends to effect Gluten free pasta adversely.
(4) Infuse the Garlic in the Oil for a few minutes over a medium heat.
(5) Add the Anchovies, Capers and Chilli Flakes and simmer for a few more minutes making sure that the Anchovies have broken down.
(6) Add the Prawns and Octopus and fry on a high heat for 30 seconds.
(7) Add the Wine, Tomato Puree and season with Salt & Pepper.
(8) Stir until the sauce has thickened and turn the heat down to simmer.
(9) Ad the Pasta and gently combine.
(10) Add the halved Tomatoes.
(11) Serve dressed with a squeeze of lemon and garnish with the battered Octopus, Lemon wedges and fresh Parsley.

Method for the battered Octopus Legs:-

(1) Heat a fryer to 170c.
(2) Mix the batter ingredients to form a smooth reasonably thick batter.
(3) Separate the individual legs and dip in the batter.
(3) Fry until they pop up and the batter is crispy.
(4) Remove and drain over kitchen paper.

The Octopus was a bit on the chewy side to be fair and the Gluten free Linguine didn’t hold too well with the sauce stirred through it. But everything tasted great.

 

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Thai Drunken Noodles

There’s actually no Alcohol involved in this recipe. The name apparently is due to the fact that they are easy street food to snack on during a night our, or alternatively a good hangover cure. We’ll take their word for that. But they’re very tasty.

Ingredients:-

4 Chicken thighs, de-boned and chopped
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp of Sugar or Honey
2 Tsp of Rice Wine Vinagar
3 Tbsp of Fish Sauce. Plus 2 Tsp for the marinade
1 Tbsp of Soy Sauce
1 Onion, sliced
1 Red Pepper, sliced
1 Red Chilli, sliced
A handful of Thai Basil, chopped
2 Spring Onions, sliced
2 Tbsp of Oyster Sauce
200g / A third of a packet of Rice Noodles
2 Carrots, batoned
6 Mushrooms, sliced
½ Tsp of ground Black Pepper
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Make up the sauce in a bowl using the Rice Wine Vinegar, Fish Sauce, Oyster Sauce, Soy Sauce and Honey. Stir well.
(2) Season the Chicken with Black Pepper and marinade in Fish Sauce for at least 20 minutes.
(3) Fry the Garlic and Chilli in Oil until fragrant then add the Onion.
(4) Add the Chicken and fry for 5 minutes.
(5) While the Chicken is cooking boil the noodles according to the packet and then rinse in cold water. Set aside.
(6) Add the Peppers, Spring Onions, Mushroom and Carrots.
(7) Fry for a further 2 minutes.
(8) Add the sauce mix and simmer for 5 minutes.
(9) Add the cooked noodles and gently combine.
(10) Add the Thai Basil and stir in until wilted.

We added a bit of home grown Basil and additional Spring Onions as a garnish.

 

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