Cooking Pasta Outside? Chef Reveals Secret
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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.
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[15:10]
Setting Up Outdoor Kitchen
The host brings the kitchen outside to enjoy a beautiful day while cooking spaghetti marinara.
[15:31]
Boiling Water and Prepping Ingredients
Start by boiling water for pasta. Prepare chili (split, deseeded, finely chopped), flat-leaf parsley (finely chopped), and set aside.
[15:57]
Cooking Pasta and Seafood Prep
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.
[16:17]
Searing Seafood
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.
[16:43]
Preparing Anchovies
Rough chop anchovies on a cutting board.
[16:50]
Building the Sauce Base
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.
[17:09]
Deglazing and Adding Sauce
Deglaze the pan with white wine. Add marinara sauce (tomato sauce, store-bought or homemade). Mix well.
[17:22]
Cooking Mussels
Add cleaned mussels to the sauce, mix, and cook covered for 3 minutes.
[17:30]
Returning Seafood and Final Steps
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.
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.
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Tutorial Checklist
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Boil water for pasta. Prepare chili (split, deseed, finely chop) and flat-leaf parsley (finely chop).
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15:57
Add salt to boiling water and cook pasta until almost al dente. Cut scallops in half if large; clean mussels (scrub and remove beards).
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Heat olive oil on high heat. Sear prawns/shrimp on each side until nicely browned, then set aside.
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In the same pan on high heat, add more olive oil if needed. Add capers, chopped chili, chopped anchovies, and minced garlic. Cook until starting to brown.
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17:30
Return prawns and add scallops. Add chopped parsley. Drain pasta and add to sauce. Cook 30 seconds, mix, and serve.
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What is the first step in preparing spaghetti marinara?
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What is the first step in preparing spaghetti marinara?
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Boil water for pasta and prepare chili and parsley.
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How should mussels be cleaned before cooking?
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How should mussels be cleaned before cooking?
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Scrub them and remove any beards.
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Why should seafood be cooked at different rates?
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Why should seafood be cooked at different rates?
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Because different seafood types cook at different rates, so they are seared separately and combined later.
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What is used to deglaze the pan after browning the aromatics?
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What is used to deglaze the pan after browning the aromatics?
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White wine.
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How long should mussels cook covered in the sauce?
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How long should mussels cook covered in the sauce?
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3 minutes.
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What is added to the sauce along with the returned prawns and scallops?
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What is added to the sauce along with the returned prawns and scallops?
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Chopped parsley.
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How long should the pasta cook in the sauce after adding it?
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How long should the pasta cook in the sauce after adding it?
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30 seconds.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Outdoor Cooking Setup
Shows adaptability of cooking outdoors for a pleasant experience.
15:10
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Searing Seafood for Flavor
Emphasizes high heat and proper searing to develop flavor.
16:17
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Deglazing with White Wine
Key step to incorporate browned bits into the sauce.
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[15:10] guys it was such a beautiful day today I
[15:13] didn't want to be stuck in the kitchen
[15:14] inside so I'm brought the kitchen
[15:16] outside and we're going to cook
[15:18] spaghetti marinara spaghetti marinara is
[15:21] a pasta is a seafood pasta made with
[15:24] fresh local seafood and I'm going to use
[15:26] the mussels just to give you that really
[15:28] nice sea flavor you're gonna love it so
[15:31] let's hit it first let's boil some water
[15:36] for this I'm using a whole chili split
[15:40] in half scrape the seeds chop finely set
[15:43] it aside some flat leaf parsley it's
[15:46] been washed chopped finely
[15:49] set aside
[15:51] once water boils add some salt
[15:57] cook your pasta almost al dente
[16:01] I've got some beautiful fresh scallops
[16:05] add them in half width wise if they're
[16:08] really small just skip this step
[16:10] with the muscles you want to make sure
[16:13] they've been cleaned just scrub them and
[16:15] remove any beards okay let's start
[16:17] cooking some olive oil
[16:20] and you want high heat
[16:24] some prawns or shrimps
[16:27] you want to see them nicely on each side
[16:30] that's where all the flavor is
[16:33] no need to cook them right through just
[16:35] yet Now set them aside as Seafood Cooks
[16:38] at different rates
[16:43] some anchovies
[16:46] place them on a cutting board and give
[16:48] them a rough chop
[16:50] back with the same pan on high heat you
[16:53] may need a little more olive oil
[16:56] add the capers
[16:58] the chopped chili and the chopped
[17:01] anchovies
[17:02] some garlic minced or chopped
[17:06] mix it up and leave it until it starts
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[17:09] then quickly deglaze with white wine
[17:14] add some marinara sauce it's a tomato
[17:16] sauce you can buy it or see my recipe
[17:19] how to make it now mix that up
[17:22] add the muscles give them a mix and cook
[17:25] for three minutes with the lid on
[17:30] return the prawns and add the scallops
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[17:36] add the chopped parsley Now drain and
[17:40] add your spaghetti straight to the sauce
[17:42] cook for another 30 seconds
[17:45] mix well
[17:47] spaghetti marinara is ready
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