Looking for an amazing seafood pasta recipe? Check out this delicious Tomato and Saffron Pasta with Lobster and Chorizo.
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour
Total Time: 1 hourhour20 minutesminutes
Ingredients
1sliced red bell pepper
1sliced yellow onion
2finely minced cloves of garlic
1tablespoonof olive oil
4sliced chorizo sausage links
two 28 ounce cans of whole plum tomatoes in juice
1/2teaspoonof crushed red pepper flakes
1teaspoonof saffron threads
2small diced lobster tails, shell removed
1small diced 8 ounce halibut fillet
1poundof peeled and deveined shrimp
1/2poundof diver or bay scallops
1/2poundof jumbo lump crab meat
2ouncesof unsalted buuter
1poundof cappellini pasta
2tablespoonsof chiffonade fresh basil
2tablespoonsof chopped fresh oregano
sliced green onions for garnish
Lemon for garnish
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
In a large hot pot with olive oil, caramelize the peppers, onions and garlic. Once brown, add in the chorizo and saute for 3 to 4 minutes. Then, add in the tomatoes, crushed red pepper flakes, saffron, salt and pepper and simmer for 30 minutes.
In a large hot saute pan with butter add in the seafood and cook until brown and almost done. Once it is to this point, add in the tomato saffron sauce and braise the seafood until the seafood is cooked through out. Finish with herbs, salt and pepper.
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water. Once the noodles have reached al dente, remove from the pot and place in a large bowl with the seafood and tomato saffron broth covering it. Garnish with fresh herbs, scallions and lemon.