Latin style seafood spaghetti recipe, or tallarines con mariscos, made with a mix of seafood – fish, shrimp, mussels, scallops, clams, and calamari - cooked in a sauce of tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, and achiote.
Ingredients
2-3tablespoonsof oil
1medium white oniondiced
1head of garlicabout 15-20 cloves, crushed
4tablespoonsfinely chopped cilantro
2tablespoonsfinely chopped parsley
1tablespoondried oregano
½tablespooncumin powder
2-3teaspoonsof ground achiote or annatto powder
1teaspoonchili powderadjust to your preference
214.5 oz cans of diced tomatoes
1cupof seafood or fish brothcan also use chicken/vegetable broth
16 oz can of tomato paste
½lbof fishcleaned and cut into medium chunks – I used cod
½lbof musselscleaned and beards removed
½of clamscleaned
1lbof medium to jumbo sized shrimpshells on or off
¼lbof calamaricleaned and sliced
¼lbbay scallops
16ounce/1 lb of spaghetti or fettuccine pastascooked according to package instructions
Salt to taste
To serve:
Grated Parmesan cheese
Finely chopped cilantro
Chopped green onions
Instructions
Heat the oil over medium heat in a large pan.
Add the diced onions, crushed garlic, chopped cilantro, chopped parsley, dried oregano, cumin powder, annatto powder, chili powder, and a little bit of salt. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent and soft.
Add the diced tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the broth and the tomato paste, mix well and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the fish and cook for about 5 minutes.
Next add the mussels and the clams, cook for about 3-5 minutes
Add the shrimp and cook for about 3-5 minutes, time will vary based on the size of shrimp.
Add the calamari and the bay scallops, cook for another 3-5 minutes or until all the seafood is fully cooked, but not overcooked. Taste and add salt or additional seasonings as needed.
Mix the seafood sauce with the cooked spaghetti.
Serve the seafood spaghetti sprinkled with chopped green onions, chopped cilantro, and grated parmesan cheese.