Fred Plotkin

Conchiglie al Paté di Polpo

Pasta Shells with Octopus Sauce

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
top 1000Recipes from Paradise: Life and Food on the Italian Riviera
Recipes from Paradise

By Fred Plotkin

Published 1997

  • About

This is a preparation that speaks of the sea in its use of shell pasta and a wonderful octopus sauce. I first tasted it in Sestri Levante.

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces/350 g pasta shells
  • 1 jar or portion of

Method

Set a large pot of cold water to boil. When it reaches a rolling boil, add a pinch of sea salt. When the water returns to a boil, add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain and place the pasta in a serving dish into which you have already added the octopus sauce, which can be cool or, if you wish, heated slightly before combining with the pasta. Toss well and serve. You may add either basil l