Mini maccaroni in scallops, leek and saffron sauce



Mini maccaroni in scallops, leek and saffron sauce from cucinareitalia

dairy free egg free nut free can make in advance ok to freeze low fat
Category
Shellfish recipes
Serves4
Prep time 20 mins
Cook time15 mins

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Ingredients

400 g small macaroni pasta (or any other small pasta shape)
8 scallops
saffron (a few stems)
1 leek
salt and pepper
1 glass of white wine
5 tbsp olive oil

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Method

Chop the leek finely and stir fry it in a pan with 3 tbsp of olive oil until soft.
Add the white wine and the saffron, salt and pepper stir it well. In the end add the chopped scallops. Cook for 5 minutes.
Cook the pasta al dente in salty water and when cooked, drain it and add it to the sauce adding 2 tbsp of olive oil. Stir it well on a source of heat for a minute and serve.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: cucinareitalia on Thu 26-Jan-12 22:00:37 Overall rating: 0.0
A nice combination of flavours. A great idea for a dinner party.



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