Fra Diavolo Sauce

Fra Diavolo Sauce is a favorite of ours you can make it as hot as you like, or not so hot....It's also a pretty quick recipe if you're in a hurry. You know when you're out with the girls shopping for the day and the next thing you know it it's going on dinner time, and you're not home yet. The hubby's due home in about an hour wanting dinner so........


You're home, now you have to put all that stuff away that you found great bargains on, but the husband may not think they were so great. So just put them away...

O.K. Let's get started with the ingredients that you'll need:

1/4 cup of olive oil (light or extra virgin which ever you prefer)
2 -Tbls. of minced garlic ( I buy the already minced garlic in oil )nice to keep on hand
1/4 -tsp. of crushed red pepper or 5 or 6 drops of liquid hot pepper sauce
2- cans 14.5 oz. each of diced plum tomatoes
2-Tbls. chopped parsley
1- tsp. oregano
1/2 to 1 cup of dry white wine
salt and pepper to taste

Using a large sauce pan add the olive oil and heat on low, add the garlic and slightly brown it do not over cook. Add the tomatoes if you can't find the diced plum tomatoes you can use the regular petite diced tomatoes. Or chop your own plum tomatoes about four cups.add the parsley, oregano, red pepper flakes or hot sauce ( we use Franks Red Hot or Durkees hot sauce) to taste depending on how hot you like it. Now add the white wine, and the salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.. Now you can add a variety or seafood: use either fresh or frozen shrimp(thawed) they take only a couple of minutes to cook or until they are no longer transparent. You can add mussels, clams or lobster do not overcook, the mussels and clams are done when they pop open. * If they do not pop open on their own do not force them open the remaining unopened clams or mussels should be thrown out. After the sauce and seafood are cooked pour it over cooked linguine . A side salad and a little glass of wine with some Itailan or french bread and you have it, a dinner fit for a king (O.K. maybe not a king but for your husband or significant other)