fra diavolo--italian for devils brother
From robertg 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 4
a linguine dinner
Ingredients
- 1# shrimp or scallops or monk fish shopping list
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes or to taste shopping list
- 6 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1/4 cup cognac or brandy shopping list
- 4 Tbs. finley minced or pressed garlic(about 8 large cloves) shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. sugar shopping list
- 1 (28-ounce) can od diced tomatoes,well drained shopping list
- 1 cup medium dry wine,such as sauvignon blanc shopping list
- 1/4 cup minced parsley 1# linguine or spaghetti shopping list
How to make it
- start pasta cooking
- heat a large ,heavy bottomed skillet over high heat for 4 minutes
- meanwhile put seafood in a bowl and add 1/2 of red pepper,2 Tbs of oil and salt. toss well to coat
- add seafood to hot skillet and spread out to a single layer cook without stirring, until bottom starts to brown( about 30 seconds) off heat stir seafodto turn (fish may stisk,don't worry,will loosen when cognac is added)
- add cognac and wait for 5 seconds to let cognac warm up. return to heat and hold a litted match to the side of the skillet and flame the cognac,shake skillet until flames subsides.transfer seafood to amedium bowl and set aside
- off heat cool skillet for 2 minutes,return to stove and lower heat to low
- add 3 Tbs. eacg of oil and garlic, cook stirring constantly until garlis foams and is sticky and straw colored(7-10 minutes)add remaining red pepper,salt,sugar,tomatoes and wine, increase heat to medium high and simmer till thickens about 8 minutes
- stir in reserved seafood and any accumulated juice, remaining 1Tbs. of garlic and parsley.heat thru, remove from heat and add remaining oil.
- divide pasta in serving dishes and top with seafood and serve
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The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Another wonderful dish..I Love Italian!
rml
in loved it
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This is a true Italian delight!!!!!
nanny
in Haddam loved it
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Oh sweetie, you won my heart with this one, the more Diavolo the better. I think monkfish is sorely underrated and it could stand up well in this sauce and be much more economical too. Great post.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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