Pasta with scallop and pepper

Pasta with scallop and pepper
4 servings

Ingredients
500 grams of spaghetti
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
500 grams of scallop
or fish fillets cut in cubes
100 grams of raw or cooked ham, cut in strips
2 tablespoons of lemon
2 tablespoons of fresh basil, minced
or 1 teaspoons of dry basil
freshly ground black pepper
1 cup (250 ml) of chicken broth
1 red bell pepper, cut in strips  
2 pores cut in strips

Gremolata
3 mashed cloves of garlic
½ handful of parsley (finely minced)
1 tablespoon of finely grated lemon peels

Preparation

  1. Gremolata: In a bowl place the garlic, parsley and grated lemon peels and mix well.
  2. Cook the pasta ‘al dente’ in plenty of water with salt. Drain and keep hot.
  3. Heat oil in a pan at medium heat. Add the scallop (or fish) and ham, sauté for 3 minutes or until the scallop or fish is cooked and the ham toasted. Take of the fire and add the lemon juice, basil and black pepper. Set aside
  4. Boil the broth at medium flame until it reduces to half. Add the red bell pepper and pores, cook for 3 minutes. Mix the scallop and ham with the pasta and broth. Mix and serve with the gremolata on top.

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