Spaghetti Marinara

Ingredients:

500g spaghetti
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 x 400g cans of chopped tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato paste
170ml dry white wine
2 teaspoons soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons torn basil leaves
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
12 medium raw prawns/shrimps
8 black mussels, scrubbed and beards removed
8 white scallops without roe
8 small calamari rings

Instructions:

Cook the pasta in salted water.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add the onion and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, tomato, tomato paste, wine, sugar, lemon zest, 1 tablespoon of the basil, parsley and 1 cup of water.

Cook, stirring occasionally until the sauce is reduced and thickened.

Add the seafood and cook for 5 minutes.

Finally, add the pasta into the sauce together with the remaining basil and stir until well combined before serving.

Serves 4.