Name: Shellfish pasta
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram pippies, rinsed, drained; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 (300g) stalks celery, trimmed, finely chopped; 1 (150g) brown onion, finely chopped; 3 clove garlic, bruised; 1/2 cup (125ml) dry white wine; 1 kilogram pot-ready black mussels; 375 gram fettuccine pasta; 1 pinch saffron threads; 1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour; 1/4 cup (60ml) water; 200 gram white fish fillets, coarsely chopped; 8 (360g) uncooked medium king prawns, shelled, deveined, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Ingredients

500 gram pippies, rinsed, drained

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 (300g) stalks celery, trimmed, finely chopped

1 (150g) brown onion, finely chopped

3 clove garlic, bruised

1/2 cup (125ml) dry white wine

1 kilogram pot-ready black mussels

375 gram fettuccine pasta

1 pinch saffron threads

1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour

1/4 cup (60ml) water

200 gram white fish fillets, coarsely chopped

8 (360g) uncooked medium king prawns, shelled, deveined, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Method

1.Place pippies in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Stand 15 minutes; rinse well then drain.

2.Heat oil in a large saucepan. Stir celery, onion and garlic over heat until onion is soft. Add wine and bring to the boil. Add mussels and pippies; cook, covered, about 3 minutes or until shells open. Strain through a colander over medium bowl; reserve stock.

3.Remove mussels from shells; place mussels in medium bowl with pippies. Strain reserved stock through a fine sieve into large saucepan.

4.Meanwhile, cook pasta in large saucepan of boiling water until tender; drain.

5.Boil stock, then stir in saffron and blended cornflour and water. Boil until stock thickens slightly. Add fish and prawns; cook until prawns change colour. Add pasta and remaining seafood.

6.Serve shellfish pasta sprinkled with parsley.

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