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Shellfish Couscous "Sicilian Lifeguard" Style


Course : Italian
Source:
Serves: 4
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Ingredients:


1 medium leek -- cleaned, and sliced in 1/4 inch half-moons

4 cloves garlic -- thinly sliced

6 tablespoons virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon crushed red chilies

1 cup sicilian green olives

1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes

8 large cherrystone clams

8 medium mussels

8 medium gulf prawns -- peeled, deveined

1 1/2 cups couscous

2 cups fish stock or clam juice

2 cups white wine

1 cup calamari

1 teaspoon salt -- to taste

1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste

2 bunches Italian parsley -- finely chopped
 

Preparation / Directions:


In a large casserole suitable for serving, sauté over medium heat leek and garlic in virgin olive oil until very soft, about 8 minutes. Add chilies, olives, tomatoes, clams, mussels and prawns and couscous and stir to mix with leeks and garlic. Add fish stock and wine and bring to a boil. Cover. Cook 3 minutes, remove cover and stir to mix well. Add calamari and continue to cook uncovered until calamari is cooked but still tender (about 3 to 4 minutes). Season with salt and pepper and stir in parsley. Pour into warmed serving dish and serve.

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