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1 Month has passed since I was in Rome, but our (Me and my Friends) Appetite for Italian food is still exist. Therefore we tried to make it by ourself yesterday night. It was successful, Spaghetti Ai Frutti di Mare tasted excellent and also the Bruschetta. We cooked just with fresh ingredients and satisfied with the result. We got 5 big full pan of them. Here I share my recipe for you.

Spaghetti Ai Frutti di Mare

For 3 persons

Ingredients:

• 500 gr Blue Mussels, clean it up – Kerang Hijau, cuci bersih
• 200 gr Calamari, slice it in Ring – Cumi-cumi, potong cincin
• 200 gr Shrimps – Udang
• 1 can Tomato Podomori – Tomat Kaleng
• 500 gr Spaghetti
• 1 bunch Parsley, chopped – Petersili, cincang
• 2 Garlic clove – Siung Bawang Putih
• Olive Oil “Extra Vergine” – Minyak Olive
• Salt and Pepper – Garam dan Lada

Directions:

1. Cook the Spaghetti like the Instruction on the package until “Al Dente”. Rebus Spaghetti sesuai petunjuk pada kemasan sampai matang “Al Dente”.
   
2. Preheat some Olive Oil in a big pan. Panaskan minyak olive secukupnya diatas wajan.
3. Fry the garlic until brown and put the tomato into the pan. Mix the parsley (put little bit by side for serving) with the tomato sauce, give salt and pepper and taste it. Tumis bawang putih sampai berubah warna lalu masukkan Tomat kaleng ke wajan. Masukkan petersili (sisakan sedikit untuk penyajian), garam dan lada lalu rasakan.
4. Put the Mussels, calamari and  shrimps into the pan, mixed well, cover it with a lid and wait until the seafood cooked (the mussels are opened). Masukkan kerang hijau, cumi-cumi, dan udang kedalam wajan, aduk rata lalu tutup dan tunggu sampai matang (kerang terbuka).
5. Mix well the cooked Spaghetti in the pan, give the rest of parsley on the top, and delicious “Spaghetti Ai Frutti di Mare” is ready to be served. Campur Spaghetti yang sudah matang ke dalam wajan, taburkan sisa petersili diatasnya dan “Spaghetti Ai Frutti di Mare” yang lezat siap disajikan.

Bruschetta

Ingredients:

• Ciabatta Bread – Roti Ciabatta
• Champignon, slice 1 cm – Jamur Champignon, iris 1 cm
  
• Mozarrella Chesse, chopped – Keju Mozarrella, Potong kotak
  
• Parsley, Basil, chopped – Petersili, Basilikum, cincang
• Tomato, chopped  – Tomat, cincang
• Olive Oil, Salt, Pepper – Minyak Olive, Garam, Lada

Directions:

1. Cut the bread for 3 cm, put it on a baking tray and bake it in the 200°C oven until brown. Potong roti setebal 3 cm, letakkan diatas papan ofen dan panggang pada suhu 200°C sampai kecoklatan
2. Mix the the half of mozarrella chesse and tomato with parsley and basil. Campur setengah dari keju mozarrella dengan tomat, petersili dan basilikum.
3. Take the bread from the oven, put the tomato-mozarrella chesse on top of the bread. For another variation, put the Champignon on the top of the bread, after that the Mozarrella chesse. Angkat roti dari ofen, taruh campuran tomat-mozarrella diatas roti. Untuk variasi lain, taruh jamur champignon diatas roti lalu taburi dengan keju mozarrella.
4. Give salt, pepper and olive oil to the bruschetta and put in the oven for another 10 minutes until the chesse melting. Bruschetta is ready to be served. Taburi garam, lada dan minyak olive lalu masukkan kembali ke dalam ofen selama 10 menit sampai keju mencair. Bruschetta siap disajikan.