Recipe - Pasta With Scallops And Green Beans

One half pound Green beans
Salt & pepper to taste
4 tablespoon Olive oil
2 tablespoon Minced garlic
3 cup Ripe tomatoes, peeled, cubed
2 tablespoon Tomato paste
1 teaspoon Dried marjoram
One fourth cup Coarsely chopped fresh basil
One half teaspoon Oregano
One fourth teaspoon Red pepper flakes
Three fourths pound Bowtie pasta
1 pound Bay or sea scallops*

*Note: If using large sea scallops, cut them in half.
Trim and cut green beans into 11/4inch lengths. Drop them into salted
boiling water and cook them for 7 minutes or until slightly crisp and
tender. Drain immediately and reserve One half cup of the cooking liquid.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and
add 1 tablespoon of the garlic. Cook briefly without letting it brown. Add
tomatoes, tomato paste, marjoram, basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt
and pepper. Cook, stirring well, for about 5 minutes. Set aside.
Bring 3 quarts salted water to a boil. Add pasta, bring to a boil and
cook, stirring, for about 12 minutes or according to package instructions.
The pasta should be al dente.
Meanwhile, heat the 2 remaining tablespoons of olive oil in a large
saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Add scallops, remaining garlic and salt and
pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, for about 1 minute, then add the tomato
sauce, green beans and reserved liquid to the pan. Bring to a boil, then
lower the heat to a simmer. Drain pasta and add it to the tomatoscallop
mixture. Serve immediately with the remaining basil. Source: Pierre
Franey, The New York Times.

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