Recipe - Pasta And Seafood In Parchment

8 Pieces cooking parchment;
cut into 16" squares
4 Pieces kitchen string or
ratafia
1 pound Fresh pasta such as
spaghetti or linguine
2 teaspoon Minced garlic
One fourth cup Extra virgin olive oil
One fourth cup Chopped fresh Italian
parsley
One half teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound Fresh mussels in shell
1 pound Manila or other small clams;
washed
4 ounce Calamari; cleaned and cut
into rings
8 ounce Firm white fish; cut into
cubes
One fourth cup Chopped fresh thyme
One half cup Fresh tomato; peeled,
seeded, and chopped
1 cup Dry white wine
2 Lemons; cut or sliced up with seeds
removed

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place 4 pieces of parchment flat in a roasting
pan, then overlap the other four to form star shapes. Cook pasta in
boiling, salted water until not quite al dente (it will cook a little more
in the oven). Drain, rinse, and hold. While pasta is cooking, heat olive
oil, garlic, crushed pepper flakes, and 2 tbsp. parsley in a large saute
pan over medium heat, and cook until garlic is softened. Add all the
seafood, half the fresh herb, the wine, and the tomato. Saute, stirring
continually until seafood is heated, 23 minutes. Divide the prepared pasta
among the 4 parchment "stars", and ladle the seafood mixture on top of the
pasta. Put a lemon slice on each serving, sprinkle remaining herbs over the
tops, and pull up the corners of the parchment into packages. Tie each one
securely with string or ratafia. Bake until parchment is browned on the
edges, about 4 5 minutes.

NOTES : This is really a fun way to eat pasta and seafood. Don't be afraid
to feel a little smug when people open the pouches! Raffia, the natural
fibre tying material, looks terrific; it comes in several colors. To serve,
without untying them, transfer the pouches to heated shallow bowls, pour
any juice from the pan into the bowls around the pouches, and serve
immediately with crusty Italian bread. Pass the scissors.
Recipe by: Copyright cup 1995 by Heidi Rabel

Posted to recipeludigest by "Valerie Whittle" catspaw@inetnow.net on Feb
19, 1998