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Clint Eastwood's Spaghetti Western




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List of Ingredients




juice of 1 lemon divided
12 tablespoons olive oil, divided
12 baby artichokes
1 8-ounce package spaghetti
2 large cloves garlic, diced
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped shallots, divided
1/2 cup tomato puree
1/2 cup fish stock
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
saffron
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon anchovy paste
4 clams, chopped
4 Monterey Bay prawns or jumbo shrimp
12 large mussels
1/2 cup brandy
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 1/2 tablespoons Pernod
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 large sea scallops, quartered


Recipe



Stir the juice from half of the lemon and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil into a large pot of salted boiling water. Ad the artichokes and boil for 5 minutes or until almost tender. Remove the artichokes and cool under cold running water. Peel the outer leaves from 8 artichokes down to the most tender part (leave 4 artichokes with leaves intact). Cut off the stems. Cut the peeled artichokes into bite-sized pieces (about 1 1/2 inches long). Set aside.

Add additional salted water to the left over artichoke water. Bring to a boil and cook the pasta. Drain and return to the pot.

In a large pan, heat seven tablespoons of the olive oil and sauté the garlic, celery, and 2 tablespoons of the shallots until golden. Add the tomato puree, fish stock, salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, 2 generous pinches of saffron, tomato paste, anchovy paste, and clams. Bring to a low simmer and cover.

In a large sauté pan, heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and sauté 2 tablespoons of the chopped shallots. Season with black pepper. Add the prawns and mussels, cover with brandy, and ignite. Remove from heat; when the flame subsides, set aside.

Add the red and yellow peppers, artichokes, mussels, and brandy to the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the pernod and cream to the sauce and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Use a slotted spoon to remove the bay leaf and the peppers from the sauce; add the peppers to the spaghetti. Rinse the spaghetti mixture in hot water and drain (to remove traces of the sauce).

Cover the bottom of 4 flat bowls with a few tablespoons of sauce. Arrange 1/4 of the spaghetti in each bowl, leaving a hollow in the center. Place 2 quartered raw scallops in the center. Arrange 3 mussels on the edge of the plate; and, on the opposite side, place 3 artichokes. On each plate place 1 reserved uncut artichoke over the scallops. Spoon the remaining sauce over the scallops and mussels. Place 1 prawn in the center. If preparing in advance, cover with foil and set aside. To serve, heat in a 325 degree oven for 20 minutes.