Australian Gourmet Traveller - (03)March 2020 (1)

GEOFFMARTIN

Marameo’ssquid-inkspaghetti with crab, chilli and tomato

SERVES4 // PREPTIME 45 MINS// COOK 10 MINS(PLUSRESTING)

“Thisdishcanbeenjoyedatanytimeofyear,”saysGeoffMartin.“Ifyoucan’tfind

Western Australian blue swimmer crab, spanner or mud crabs are great alternatives.”

500 gmripetomatoes

(about4 tomatoes),

topsandbasesscored

50 mlextra-virginoliveoil,

plusextratoserve

2 garliccloves,thinlysliced

1 birdseyechilli,finely

chopped

400 gmrawblueswimmer

crabmeat

75 mldrywhitewine

250 ml(1cup)fishstock

¼ cup(looselypacked)

flat-leafparsley,

finelychopped

¼ cup(looselypacked)

basil,coarselytorn

2-3 tbsptobikoroe(seenote),

toserve

SQUID-INKSPAGHETTI

210 gmlightlybeatenegg

(fromabout4 eggs)

3 tspsquidink(seenote)

500 gm(31/3cups)“00”flour,

sifted, plus extra for dusting

1 Forspaghetti, whiskegg

andsquidinkina bowl.Add

flouranda pinchofsalttoa

separatebowl.Createa wellin

thecentreoftheflour, pourin

eggmixtureand2 tspwater

andmixwitha forktoforma

dough.Turnoutontoasurface,

andkneaduntilsmoothand

elastic.Wrapdoughandrest

(1 hour).Dividedoughinto4,

thenworkingwithonepiece

ata time,anddustingwithflour

asnecessary,feedthrougha

pastamachine,startingatthe

widestsetting, rollingand

foldingonceortwice, then

reducingnotchbynotchuntil

pastais 2mmthick, thenuse

thespaghettiattachment(or

usea chitarratool)andcutinto

spaghetti.Dustwithflourto

preventpastastickingtogether,

coverandrefrigerateinsmall

moundsona trayuntilrequired.

2 Blanchtomatoesina

saucepanofboilingwater

untilskinssplit(20-30seconds),

then refresh iniced water.

MICHAELBADR

Marameo’s

Rosemary

GinFizz

MAKES 1

“Whodoesn’tlovea bitofgin
andbubbles?”saysMichael
Badr.“It’stheperfectwayto
start,endorjustatanytime!”

30 mlgin,suchasMelbourne

GinCompany

15 mllemonjuice

15 mlsugarsyrup(seenote)

Sodawater,toserve

Rosemarysprigand lemon

slice,toserve

1 Placeiceintoa Spritzor
wineglass.Addgin,lemon
juiceandsugarsyrup,top
withsodatotasteandgarnish
withrosemarytoserve.
NoteForsugarsyrup,combine
equalquantitiescastersugar
andboilingwaterina jug
and stir to dissolve.

Drainandwhencoolenough

tohandle,peelskin.Quarter

tomatoesandremovecentre

andcore, thendiceremaining

flesh.Refrigerateuntilrequired.

3 Cookspaghettiina large

saucepanofboilingsalted

water,stirringfrequently,until

cookedal dente(3-4minutes).

4 Meanwhile,combineolive

oil, garlic,chilliandcrabmeat

ina largedeepfryingpan

overhighheatandcook

untilcrabis justcooked

(1-2minutes).Deglazepan

withwine,scrapingbase,

thenaddfishstockandtomato.

5 Drainpasta(reservepasta

water), thenaddtosauceand

simmer(1-2minutes).Add

parsleyandbasil. Seasonto

taste,drizzleoveroiltotaste,

andstir,addingpastawateras

needed,untilsauceemulsifies

andthickenstocoatthepasta.

Topwithroeandserve.

NoteTobikoroeandsquid

inkareavailable from select

fishmongers.

SpaghettiPinkcurtainfrom

WestElm.Allotherprops

stylist’sown.ChickenCandle

holderfromTheDEAStore.

All other props stylist’s own.