Fregola Seafood Recipe
Fregola Seafood Recipe. Fregola with Clams and Shrimp:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fregola
- 2 lbs clams
- 1 lb large shrimp
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions:
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook fregola for 8-10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add clams and shrimp to the pan, cook until they start to turn pink, about 2 minutes.
- Pour in white wine, chicken broth, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the cooked fregola to the pan, stirring gently to combine with the sauce. Serve in bowls and garnish with fresh parsley.

Fregola is a local sardinian pasta and is one of my favorite. My favorite, predictably, is the seafood fregola, a brothy bowl of tiny irregular pasta nuggets bathed in tomato sauce and heaped with mussels, shrimp and calamari. Prep a fregola pasta in 30 minutes or less!
Shell 3/4 Of The Clams And Leave The Rest In The Shell For Garnishing.
- 1 cup fregola
- 2 lbs clams
- 1 lb large shrimp
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley for garnish
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook fregola for 8-10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and red pepper flakes, cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Remove the top half of the shells of 3/4 of the clams and add the clams and shrimp to the pan. Cook until they start to turn pink, about 2 minutes.
- Pour in white wine, chicken broth, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the cooked fregola to the pan, stirring gently to combine with the sauce. Serve in bowls with the remaining clams still in the shell for garnish, and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
Simmer for 10 minutes until al dente, drain and set aside. Add the tomatoes and wine to the pan and warm through to a simmer. Two giant fish covered in cherry tomatoes, surrounded by hunks of bread fried crisp and soaking up the juices.