Uccelletti di Mare allo Spiedo

Name: Uccelletti di Mare allo Spiedo (Seafood on a Skewer)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 3 tbsp finely chopped parsley; 150 g fresh white breadcrumbs; 800 g mixed fresh firm seafood (such as octopus, squid, large prawns, cuttlefish, shelled scallops); 800 g mixed fresh firm seafood (such as octopus, squid, large prawns, cuttlefish, shelled scallops); 800 g mixed fresh firm seafood (such as octopus, squid, large prawns, cuttlefish, shelled scallops); 800 g mixed fresh firm seafood (such as octopus, squid, large prawns, cuttlefish, shelled scallops); 800 g mixed fresh firm seafood (such as octopus, squid, large prawns, cuttlefish, shelled scallops); 800 g mixed fresh firm seafood (such as octopus, squid, large prawns, cuttlefish, shelled scallops); lemon juice; olive oil

Seafood on a Skewer

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

About

“The literal translation of uccelletti is ‘sparrows’ but don’t be alarmed. There are no birds here, just the very freshest morsels of seafood to grill at home, or on the barbecue. From Marche down towards the south, you will come across fresh breadcrumbs mixed with very finely chopped parsley, sprinkled on to foods for added flavour.”

Ingredients

800 g mixed fresh firm seafood (such as octopus, squid, large prawns, cuttlefish, shelled scallops)
150

Method

Pre-soak some wooden kebab skewers in water for around 30 minutes (to prevent them scorching during cooking). Clean the fish as necessary, peeling the prawns but leaving the tail shells intact. Cut the other seafood into chunks, roughly the size of an apricot. Thread these alternately onto double skewers to hold securely.

Mix the breadcrumbs with the parsley, and season with some salt a