Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons EVOO
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 Fresno chile peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • Salt
  • 1/2 cup dry sherry or dry vermouth
  • 2 pints cherry tomatoes, large tomatoes halved and small tomatoes left whole
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano or marjoram
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves (about 20), torn
  • 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
  • Salt
  • 1 1/2 pounds mixed seafood, such as shrimp, crabmeat, lobster meat and firm white fish
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay
  • 1 tablespoon EVOO
  • 1/4 cup dry vermouth
  • 1 pound linguine

Method

  • For the sauce: Heat the EVOO in a pot or skillet with a lid over medium to medium-high heat.
  • Add the garlic, chiles and onions.
  • Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
  • Season with salt and stir in the sherry.
  • Cook until reduced by half.
  • Add the tomatoes and oregano, cover and cook until the whole tomatoes burst, 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Stir in the basil and parsley.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • For the pasta: Bring a pot of water to a boil for the pasta, and season with salt.
  • Pat the seafood dry and sprinkle with salt, pepper and about 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning.
  • Heat the EVOO in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add the seafood and cook until opaque and firm (or heated through for the crab or lobster).
  • Deglaze the pan with the vermouth, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom.
  • Meanwhile, cook the linguine until al dente, then drain.
  • Toss the linguine with the sauce and fold in the seafood.
  • Cook's Notes: Serve the pasta with a green salad dressed with lemon juice and olive oil.
  • You can make the sauce ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator; reheat it over medium heat.