Entertaining

Fettuccine With Calamari Ragu

Description

Fettuccine and calamari in a delicious tomato and white wine sauce.

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped red chilli
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ½ cup Leggo’s Tomato Paste
  • 2 cups fish stock or water
  • 200ml white wine
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 500g fresh Calamari, cleaned and cut into strips 1cmx5cm
  • 500g fettuccine pasta
  • Coriander sprigs for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Heat half the olive oil in a frying pan, fry onion, garlic and chilli until onion is translucent. Add the coriander and parsley and fry for 3-4 minutes until the onion is golden.

Step 2

Add Leggo’s Tomato Paste and cook for 2 minutes until the tomato paste deepens in colour. Deglaze the pan with the wine and allow to reduce for 3-4 minutes. Add stock and season with salt and pepper. Set aside and keep warm.

Step 3

Heat remaining oil in a separate pan and fry calamari in 2-3 batches until golden, drain on kitchen paper.

Step 4

Add calamari to the sauce and simmer gently for 30 minutes. Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to the boil, add fettuccine and cook until al dente, drain. Return pasta to the pot and stir through 2-3 large spoonfuls of the sauce.

Step 5

Serve pasta with a generous spoonful of sauce on top and garnish with coriander.

Tasty Tip!

Cut any calamari tentacles into 5cm bunches.

Fettuccine With Calamari Ragu
Average user rating:
  • 4

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