Ingredients

  • 2 pounds sweet butter (room temperature)
  • 1 tray fresh sea urchin roe (available at a good fishmonger)
  • 1 tablespoon fennel pollen
  • 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
  • 4 cups semolina flour
  • 3/4 cup tepid water
  • 1/3 cup squid ink paste (good fishmonger or specialty food store)
  • 5 ounces fresh squid ink linguini or spaghetti (see above)
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 5 grape tomatoes
  • 2 jumbo shrimp (shelled and deveined)
  • 2 large fresh sea scallops (cut in half)
  • 4 littleneck clams
  • 2 tablespoons sea urchin butter (see above)
  • 1 tablespoon sweet butter
  • Dash of extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  • Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a kitchen mixer attached with a paddle, and mix well until all the ingredients have incorporated.
  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of the butter for immediate use; reserve the rest of the butter in the freezer for later use.