How to Make Aurora Italiana’s Frutti di Mare

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 jumbo shrimp
• 4 ounces baby shrimp
• 4 ounces squid
• 6 mussels
• 6 clams
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon Calabrian chile pepper
• 8 ounces linguine noodles
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt and pepper 1/4 cup pasta water (reserved from cooking)

Directions

1. In a preheated pan, add olive oil, jumbo shrimp, clams, and mussels. Cover with a lid and cook for 2 minutes on low heat.
2. Meanwhile, in a large pot, bring water to a boil and add in salt, oil, and linguine noodles. Cook for 9 minutes and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water for finishing the pasta.
3. Remove the lid from the pan with the seafood and add in baby shrimp, squid, garlic, Calabrian chile, diced tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
4. Add in the white wine and cook for a few minutes until the wine has reduced. Add in butter, linguine, pasta water, and parsley and toss together.
5. To plate, use tongs to place the linguine in the middle of a medium-size bowl. Place the clams and mussels surrounding the pasta and then gently pour the shrimp and squid on top of the noodles with the sauce.

Aurora Italiana is located at 6199 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Call 248-782-3000 or visit auroraitaliana.com for more information. Plus, check out hourdetroit.com for even more recipes from area restaurants including Prime 29 Steakhouse’s jumbo lump crab cakes and Adachi’s garlic butter lobster fried rice.  

This story originally appeared in the July 2024 issue of Hour Detroit magazine. To read more, pick up a copy of Hour Detroit at a local retail outlet. Our digital edition will be available on July 8.