Spaghetti alla Formiana 

Spaghetti alla Formiana is one of the main typical products of the province of Latina that is consumed particularly in the summer in the city of Formia. This recipe is extremely delicious and contains almost all the seafood ingredients that characterize the Pontine city, an ideal dish to surprise friends and relatives in a Sunday lunch. What makes it special? I give you a preview is a dish that contains mussels, clams, prawns and much more ... do I need to say more!? 

So let's discover together all the secrets of spaghetti alla Formiana.

Ingredients 

500 gr. spaghetti

400 gr. of mussels

400 gr. of clams with shell

200 gr. of shrimp

200 gr of squid

500 gr. cherry tomatoes

half a glass of white wine

parsley

two tablespoons of olive oil

salt and pepper

two cloves of garlic 

Preparation

To prepare spaghetti alla formiana you start with the preparation of the dressing. First clean the mussels and clams, the latter must be purged of excess sand, to do so just put a colander in a container, so that it does not touch the bottom and fill with cold water, leaving them for a few minutes. While you wait for the clams to purge, start cutting the squid into small pieces and shelling the shrimp. Once all the ingredients are ready, fry the garlic  in boiling oil, add the squid and shelled prawns, parsley, and blend with a glass of wine. Evaporate the wine and add the cherry tomatoes cut in half previously. In this sauce add the clams and mussels covered immediately with a lid and wait for them to open (4 minutes), salt and pepper. The last step will be to add the spaghetti al dente cooked in salted water.

How to store spaghetti alla formiana

It is advisable to consume spaghetti alla formana immediately; If you have cooked in excess you can store them in the refrigerator in an airtight glass container or covered with film for a day at most. Freezing is not recommended.

Note

If you do not have time to prepare spaghetti alla formiana you can taste them in one of the restaurants in the city of Formia.

Surely spaghetti alla formiana are one of the typical products of the province of Latina that can not miss on the table in the summer.