Spaghetti With Seafood Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
1/4 cup (60 ml) cold water
1 tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch
2 small green onions
2 medium cloves garlic
8 small fresh oysters
1/4 pound (115 g) fresh scallops
1 pound (450 g) fresh medium shrimp in shells
1/4 cup (60 ml) butter
10 ounces (285 g) uncooked spaghetti
Boiling salted water
1/2 cup (125 ml) dry white wine
1 1/4 cups (310 ml) whipping cream
2 teaspoons (10 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) salt
1/8 teaspoon (0.5 ml) pepper
2 tablespoons (30 ml) chopped fresh parsley
Lemon wedges
Directions
Mix 1/4 cup (60 mL) cold water and the cornstarch in cup until smooth; reserve.
Trim and slice green onions.
Mince garlic.
Reserve.
Scrub oysters thoroughly with stiff brush under cold running water.
Shuck oysters over bowl to catch liquor; reserve shells for garnish, if desired.
Strain oyster liquor through triple thickness of dampened cheesecloth; reserve.
Rinse scallops under cold running water; drain and pat dry.
Cut scallops into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
Shell shrimp under cold running water.
Cut a shallow slit down the back of shrimp; pull out and discard intestinal vein.
Pat shrimp dry.
Heat butter in large noncor-rosive skillet over medium heat.
When foam subsides, add oysters; saute just until edges begin to curl, 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove oysters with slotted spoon to plate.
Add scallops and shrimp to pan; saute just until opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove scallops and shrimp with slotted spoon to separate plate.
Reserve drippings in pan.
Cook spaghetti in large kettle of boiling salted water just until al dente, 8 to 12 minutes; drain well.
While spaghetti is cooking, saute reserved garlic in drippings remaining in skillet over medium heat 30 seconds.
Stir in wine; then stir in reserved oyster liquor and the cream.
Heat to boiling.
Cook over medium heat, stirring and scraping brown bits from bottom of pan, 5 minutes.
Stir in reserved cornstarch mixture; simmer over low heat, stirring constantly, 3 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Stir in shrimp and scallops; cook just until heated through.
Pour sauce over spaghetti in heated serving bowl.
Top with reserved green onions, the parsley and oysters; toss.
Garnish with reserved shells, if desired.
Trim and slice green onions.
Mince garlic.
Reserve.
Scrub oysters thoroughly with stiff brush under cold running water.
Shuck oysters over bowl to catch liquor; reserve shells for garnish, if desired.
Strain oyster liquor through triple thickness of dampened cheesecloth; reserve.
Rinse scallops under cold running water; drain and pat dry.
Cut scallops into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
Shell shrimp under cold running water.
Cut a shallow slit down the back of shrimp; pull out and discard intestinal vein.
Pat shrimp dry.
Heat butter in large noncor-rosive skillet over medium heat.
When foam subsides, add oysters; saute just until edges begin to curl, 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove oysters with slotted spoon to plate.
Add scallops and shrimp to pan; saute just until opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove scallops and shrimp with slotted spoon to separate plate.
Reserve drippings in pan.
Cook spaghetti in large kettle of boiling salted water just until al dente, 8 to 12 minutes; drain well.
While spaghetti is cooking, saute reserved garlic in drippings remaining in skillet over medium heat 30 seconds.
Stir in wine; then stir in reserved oyster liquor and the cream.
Heat to boiling.
Cook over medium heat, stirring and scraping brown bits from bottom of pan, 5 minutes.
Stir in reserved cornstarch mixture; simmer over low heat, stirring constantly, 3 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Stir in shrimp and scallops; cook just until heated through.
Pour sauce over spaghetti in heated serving bowl.
Top with reserved green onions, the parsley and oysters; toss.
Garnish with reserved shells, if desired.