Seafood risoni with tomato.
Seafood risoni with tomato.Jennifer Soo

Risoni is a tiny pasta that looks similar to rice. You can buy it in good supermarkets and food stores.

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Ingredients

  • 300g risoni

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 small red chilli,seeded and finely chopped

  • 1 small Spanish (red) onion,finely chopped

  • 1/2 cup white wine

  • 1 tbsp tomato paste

  • 400g tin tomatoes,roughly chopped

  • 12 green king prawns,shelled and deveined

  • 200g calamari,finely sliced or in rings

  • 12 black mussels,beards removed and scrubbed

  • 2 vine-ripened tomatoes,diced

  • 2 tsp fresh marjoram leaves

  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • baby rocket for garnish

Method

  1. Cook the risoni in a pot of boiling salted water until tender. Drain,rinse with cold water,sprinkle with a little olive oil and set aside.

    Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the chilli and onion and cook until soft. Add the wine and simmer until reduced by half. Add the tomato paste,cook for a few minutes,then add the tinned tomatoes.

    Bring to the boil then turn the heat down and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Add the prawns,calamari and mussels,cover and gently cook for a further five minutes (or until just cooked) then stir in the fresh tomatoes and marjoram.

    Add the risoni and heat through. Season to taste and garnish with baby rocket (optional).

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