The fruits of the sea

I am not sure this is the right way of translating the name of this Italian recipe, but "fruits of the sea" sounds so poetic so I'll go for it :)

The past weekend I assisted two marathonists in the preparation for their first race. The night before the big event they asked for some "pasta with substance" and so there I was, talking sign language with the Turkish guy at the Turkish supermarket, an amazing place to buy fish in Frankfurt if you are not too concerned about hygiene ratings :) 

Anyway, the pasta turned out pretty good, and perhaps it contributed a tiny little bit to the big success. It was great to see my man picking a goal and working his ass off to reach it, and when I saw his smile at the finish line my mind started soaking in a hot bath made of proudness, admiration and oxytocin :D

SPAGHETTI AI FRUTTI DI MARE

Serves 4

500 gr cockles 

1 calamari (damn autocorrection!!!!! CalamarO!!!!)

1 squid 

500 gr prawns with heads

400 gr spaghetti n.8

Garlic

White wine 

Parsley

First leave the cockles in cold water for 30 minutes, drain and fry in a pan with oil EVO and a garlic clove until they start opening. Peel the prawns and place shells and heads in a pot with oil EVO, fry for 5 minutes and add water to cover. Boil for some 30 minutes to make a nice fish stock. In a big pan, put oil EVO, a garlic clove and the remaining fish cut in stripes, cook for 2 minutes and then add a good sip of white wine. In the meantime, boil water and cook the spaghetti halfway, then add them to the squid and calamari. Add the prawns cut in pieces and the cockles. Add the fish stock until the spaghetti are al dente. Generously add parsley and oil EVO to serve. The day after, 42.195 km will be in your legs, I guarantee ;)