2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1 (2-pound, 3-ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried basil
Salt and pepper
1 cup whipping cream
2 pinches cayenne pepper
3/4 pound cooked shellfish (use any combination of shrimp,
scallops, crab and lobster meat)
1 pound linguine
Recipe
In a large saucepan, heat oil, add onions, and saut� until tender. Drain canned tomatoes and chop. Add chopped tomatoes to onion and season with basil, salt and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
In a food processor or blender, pur�e cooled tomato mixture until smooth. Return pur�e to saucepan and add cream. Simmer tomato pur�e, stirring frequently, for 15 minutes until sauce is slightly reduced. Stir in cayenne and cooked seafood. Adjust seasonings and simmer for 5 minutes.
While finishing final preparation of sauce, boil pasta according to package directions. Drain well. Transfer pasta to serving dish, and top with sauce. Toss well and serve.
SERVES 4 to 6