SEAFOOD PASTA WITH A LIGHT CURRY SAUCE
Ingredients
- 500g/1lb 2oz Italian ‘00’ pasta flour
- 3 free-range eggs
- 6 free-range egg yolks
- pinch salt
- semolina
- for dusting
- 12 raw king prawns
- in shell
- 1 salmon fillet
- about 160g/5½oz
- skinned
- 2 medium squid
- cleaned
- with tentacles
- olive oil
- for cooking
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion
- finely chopped
- 2 tbsp mild curry powder
- 200ml/7fl oz white wine
- 400ml/14fl oz fish stock
- 600ml/20fl oz double cream
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- chopped parsley
- to garnish
Directions
- For the pasta
- place the flour
- eggs and egg yolks into a food processor and pulse until well combined and the mixture comes together as a dough. Cut into quarters and cover in cling film. Place in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.
- Remove the pasta from the fridge and bring to room temperature. Pass the pasta through a pasta machine at its widest setting
- according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Repeat this process
- decreasing the roller setting down grade by grade with each pass until the dough is thin enough to pass through your chosen cutter.
- Add your cutter to the pasta machine and pass the pasta through the machine to make your shape. Dust the pasta with a little semolina.
- Repeat the process with the remaining dough
- then place the shapes onto a plate. Use immediately or refrigerate overnight.
- For the seafood
- peel the prawns and slice lengthways with a sharp knife. Remove the black intestinal thread that runs along the back.
- Cut the salmon into small bite-sized chunks. Cut open the squid pouches and score the inner surface lengthways with a sharp knife
- being careful not to cut right through
- then score again in the opposite direction. Cut into pieces
- about 3cm/1¼in square. Refrigerate all the seafood until needed.
- To make the sauce
- heat the olive oil in a small pan
- add the onion and fry gently
- without colouring
- until softened and translucent. Add the curry powder and cook
- stirring
- for 1-2 minutes.
- Pour in the wine
- bring to the boil and cook until the volume of liquid has reduced by about two-thirds.
- Add the cream
- bring back to the boil and simmer gently for 5-7 minutes
- or until reduced and thickened to a sauce consistency; don’t let it get too thick. Season with salt and pepper
- to taste.
- When ready to serve
- bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Cook the pasta until al dente (about 1-1½ minutes). Drain and serve.
- At the same time
- to cook the seafood
- heat a large frying pan and add a good drizzle of olive oil. Add the seafood and fry over a high heat for a minute
- no more
- until just cooked. Take the pan off the heat
- add the sauce and toss to combine. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Tip the pasta into a warmed serving dish or individual bowls. Pour over the seafood sauce
- toss lightly and scatter over some chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

