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title: '6 Italian Pasta Recipes You Can''t Miss'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=HW2SoMJToIo'
video_id: 'HW2SoMJToIo'
date: 2026-07-24
duration_sec: 1092
---

# 6 Italian Pasta Recipes You Can't Miss

> Source: [6 Italian Pasta Recipes You Can't Miss](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HW2SoMJToIo)

## Summary

This video is a cooking tutorial where the host prepares spaghetti marinara, a seafood pasta dish, using fresh local seafood like mussels, scallops, and prawns. The recipe emphasizes simple ingredients and techniques to achieve rich flavors.

### Key Points

- **Setting Up Outdoor Kitchen** [15:10] — The host brings the kitchen outside to enjoy a beautiful day while cooking spaghetti marinara.
- **Boiling Water and Prepping Ingredients** [15:31] — Start by boiling water for pasta. Prepare chili (split, deseeded, finely chopped), flat-leaf parsley (finely chopped), and set aside.
- **Cooking Pasta and Seafood Prep** [15:57] — Add salt to boiling water and cook pasta until almost al dente. Cut scallops in half if large; clean mussels by scrubbing and removing beards.
- **Searing Seafood** [16:17] — Heat olive oil on high heat, add prawns/shrimp and sear each side for flavor. Do not cook through; set aside. Seafood cooks at different rates.
- **Preparing Anchovies** [16:43] — Rough chop anchovies on a cutting board.
- **Building the Sauce Base** [16:50] — In the same pan on high heat, add more olive oil if needed. Add capers, chopped chili, chopped anchovies, and minced garlic. Mix and cook until starting to brown.
- **Deglazing and Adding Sauce** [17:09] — Deglaze the pan with white wine. Add marinara sauce (tomato sauce, store-bought or homemade). Mix well.
- **Cooking Mussels** [17:22] — Add cleaned mussels to the sauce, mix, and cook covered for 3 minutes.
- **Returning Seafood and Final Steps** [17:30] — Return the prawns and add scallops. Add chopped parsley. Drain pasta and add directly to the sauce. Cook for another 30 seconds, mix well, and serve.

### Conclusion

Spaghetti marinara is a simple yet flavorful seafood pasta that can be prepared outdoors. The key is using fresh seafood and building layers of flavor through proper searing and sauce preparation.

## Transcript

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cheese and olive oil so few ingredients
yet the flavors will Amaze you what do
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guys it was such a beautiful day today I
didn't want to be stuck in the kitchen
inside so I'm brought the kitchen
outside and we're going to cook
spaghetti marinara spaghetti marinara is
a pasta is a seafood pasta made with
fresh local seafood and I'm going to use
the mussels just to give you that really
nice sea flavor you're gonna love it so
let's hit it first let's boil some water
for this I'm using a whole chili split
in half scrape the seeds chop finely set
it aside some flat leaf parsley it's
been washed chopped finely
set aside
once water boils add some salt
cook your pasta almost al dente
I've got some beautiful fresh scallops
add them in half width wise if they're
really small just skip this step
with the muscles you want to make sure
they've been cleaned just scrub them and
remove any beards okay let's start
cooking some olive oil
and you want high heat
some prawns or shrimps
you want to see them nicely on each side
that's where all the flavor is
no need to cook them right through just
yet Now set them aside as Seafood Cooks
at different rates
some anchovies
place them on a cutting board and give
them a rough chop
back with the same pan on high heat you
may need a little more olive oil
add the capers
the chopped chili and the chopped
anchovies
some garlic minced or chopped
mix it up and leave it until it starts
to Brown
then quickly deglaze with white wine
add some marinara sauce it's a tomato
sauce you can buy it or see my recipe
how to make it now mix that up
add the muscles give them a mix and cook
for three minutes with the lid on
return the prawns and add the scallops
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add the chopped parsley Now drain and
add your spaghetti straight to the sauce
cook for another 30 seconds
mix well
spaghetti marinara is ready
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