Pasta With Fish Sauce

Name: Pasta With Fish Sauce
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 cup finely chopped onion; tablespoons chopped shallots; 1/2 teaspoon finely minced garlic; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes; 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon; 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes; Salt to taste if desired; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 1/4 cup heavy cream; 1/2 pound ziti; 1/2 pound broccoli flowerettes, cut into bite-size pieces, about 3 1/2 cups; 1 pound monkfish or sea scallops; 3/4 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

By Pierre Franey

Total Time: About 30 minutes
Rating: 4(25)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

¼cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil
½cup finely chopped onion
tablespoons chopped shallots
½teaspoon finely minced garlic
½cup dry white wine
½cup crushed tomatoes
½teaspoon dried tarragon
¼teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
¼cup heavy cream
½pound ziti
½pound broccoli flowerettes, cut into bite-size pieces, about 3½ cups
1pound monkfish or sea scallops
¾pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
¼cup finely chopped parsley

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Preparation

Step 1
Heat ¼ cup oil in a skillet and add onion, shallots and garlic. Cook, stirring, about 3 minutes without browning. Add wine, tomatoes, tarr-agon, pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
Step 2
Bring sauce to boil; add cream and stir.
Step 3
Meanwhile, bring 10 cups of water to boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add broccoli and when the water returns to a boil cook about 4 minutes. Scoop out and reserve about ⅔ cup water.
Step 4
As pasta and broccoli cook, cut monkfish into 1½-inch cubes. Or, if sea scallops are used and they are very large, cut in half. Add remaining tablespoon of oil to a large skillet and add monkfish or scallops. Cook briefly, stirring, about 1 minute and add sauce. Cook about 3 minutes and add shrimp. Cook about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Step 5
Drain pasta and broccoli and add them to sauce. Add reserved Y cup water. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.