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    Ask Chef Dennis » Recipes » Main Meals » Seafood » Sicilian Style Seafood with Pasta and Eggplant

    Sicilian Style Seafood with Pasta and Eggplant

    Published: Jul 26, 2020 · Modified: Feb 21, 2022 by Chef Dennis Littley · 46 Comments·This post includes affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Enjoy my Sicilian Style Seafood on your table tonight!

    One of the great joys of life for me is cooking. I love to mix up flavors, textures and add the unexpected to dishes whenever I can. That doesn’t I still don’t enjoy the classics, but every now and then I like to change it up a bit.

    Sicilian style seafood served over a fried eggplant plank and linguine

    The one thing I miss about my restaurant days is having all of those ingredients at my fingertips. All prepped, cut, and ready to go…… My sauces sitting on the back of the range and those special ingredients that I had for the night.

    One of the greatest lessons Mama Jeanette taught me was to listen to the food. She would tell me “sonny boy, the food will tell you what it wants if you just listen”, and she was right. In my restaurant days, mixing ingredients had been my gift I, simply knowing without knowing what to add to make each creation a memorable experience. And when I had so many things to choose from sometimes those meals dishes became events.

    Being at the shore everyone loved seafood, and broiled combos, lobsters and shrimp were always big sellers. What I tried to do was change the way my customers thought of seafood, and began serving it with different combinations of flavors and ingredients.

    One of my favorite ingredients to use as a base is quick-fried eggplant. Tender and oh so flavorful, eggplant found itself under a number of different sauces and a variety of seafood.

    What do I need to make Sicilian Style Seafood?

    ingredients to make sicilian style seafood

    Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make Sicilian Style Seafood. In Chef Speak this is called the Mise en Place which translates into Everything in its Place.

    Not only does setting your ingredients up ahead of time speed the cooking process, but it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.

    How do I make Sicilian Style Seafood?

    4 picture process of breading eggplant

    Let’s start by prepping the eggplant. 

    1. Coat eggplant in flour seasoned with sea salt and black pepper
    2. Dip the floured eggplant into an egg wash
    3. Coat the egg-washed eggplant cutlet into the seasoned breadcrumbs, completely coating the eggplant
    4. Repeat the process until the eggplant is breaded
    fried eggplant cutlets draining on a screen over a sheet pan

    Saute the breaded eggplant cutlets until golden brown.

    peppers, onions, mushroom, shrimp and scallops in a frying pan

    With the eggplant prepped we can now get started on the sauce and seafood. Start by sauteing the peppers, onions and mushrooms in a little olive oil. Then adding in the shrimp and scallops to the pan. Cook the seafood till almost done and remove the shrimp and scallops from the pan. 

    garlic, olives, basil and spices added to the sauteed vegetables

    After removing the shrimp and scallops from the saute pan, add the garlic, olives, basil, and seasoning. Add additional olive oil if needed.

    tomato sauce and grated Romano cheese added to the pan

    Add the tomato sauce and grated Romano cheese to the pan and let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes. When the sauce is ready add the shrimp and scallops to the pan and continue simmering for another 3-4 minutes.

    seafood sicilian served over a fried eggplant plank and linguine

    Serve the Sicilian Style Seafood over a quick-fried eggplant plank and linguine.

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    5 from 34 votes

    Sicilian Style Seafood

    When it comes to pasta and seafood you can count on Sicilians to come up with deliciousness! Your family is going to love this delicious dish, complete with a fried eggplant plank and linguine.
    Prep Time25 mins
    Cook Time25 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Course: Entree
    Cuisine: Italian
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 937kcal
    Author: Chef Dennis Littley

    Ingredients

    Eggplant Planks

    • 2 slices eggplant cut the long way
    • ½ cup flour seasoned with sea salt and black pepper
    • 1 large egg whipped with a little added water
    • ½ cup bread crumbs seasoned or plain

    Sicilian Style Seafood

    • olive oil as needed
    • 6 large shrimp cleaned peeled and deveined
    • 8 large scallops
    • ½ cup diced onion diced
    • ½ cup red pepper diced
    • 1 cup mushrooms sliced
    • 1 clove garlic chopped
    • ⅓ cup green and black olives sliced
    • 2 cups tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
    • ½ cup grated Romano cheese
    • 1 tbsp fresh basil chopped
    • ⅙ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
    • sea salt and black pepper to taste

    Assembly

    • ½ lb linguine
    • 1 tsp parsley finely chopped
    • 2 eggplant planks quick-fried
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    Instructions

    Quick Fried Eggplant Planks

    • Peel and slice eggplant into long planks
    • flour eggplant planks, dip in egg wash, then into seasoned bread crumbs. continue until all the eggplant planks have been breaded.
    • Heat pan and add olive oil and quick fry breaded eggplant planks on both sides until golden brown. Keep warm in 250 degree oven until ready to serve.
    • {Start water for pasta. Begin cooking pasta when the sauce is simmering }

    Sicilian Style Seafood

    • In a large skillet hot and add a little olive oil, mushrooms, peppers, and onions. Saute until mushrooms and peppers have softened.
    • Add the shrimp and scallops to the pan and sear them on both sides. Cook until almost done, then remove the seafood from the pan and hold until needed.
      Do not cook the seafood completely, it will be finished later in the sauce.
    • Add olives, garlic, basil, and seasonings to the pan and continue to saute for 2-3 minutes.
    • Add the tomato sauce and grated Romano cheese to the pan and let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes. If the mixture gets too thick add in a little water.
    • When the sauce is ready to serve add the shrimp and scallops to the pan and continue simmering for another 4-6 minutes.

    Assembly

    • Place fried eggplant plank on plate and a mound of past next to it. Place shrimp and scallops on eggplant, spoon sauce over both and enjoy!

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 937kcal | Carbohydrates: 157g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 2669mg | Potassium: 1817mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 2710IU | Vitamin C: 71mg | Calcium: 185mg | Iron: 9mg
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    Comments

    1. Lori | The Kitchen Whisperer

      July 28, 2020 at 11:53 am

      5 stars
      Oh my does this sound and look amazing!!! My Italian inlaws will go NUTS over this! Thank so so much for sharing this! I’m all the ingredients to my shopping list!

      Reply
    2. Marta

      July 28, 2020 at 10:12 am

      It’s so funny that you mentioned how she told you the food will speak to you if you listen. I always tell people who are learning to cook that you can actually feel what food wants you to do. Great advice and a great-looking recipe!

      Reply
    3. Marina

      July 28, 2020 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      Love this linguini pasta dish with sea food, truly delicious seaside recipe. Makes me remember sitting on the seafront and enjoying the pasta with sea food on the hot summer day

      Reply
    4. Amy

      July 27, 2020 at 11:26 pm

      5 stars
      This was so good! Easy to make and also we are such seafood lovers. thanks!

      Reply
    5. Estelle Forrest

      July 27, 2020 at 1:55 pm

      5 stars
      An absolutley gorgeous dish made from a sea bounty!

      Reply
    6. Andréa Janssen

      July 27, 2020 at 1:49 pm

      5 stars
      This is a recipe with such a lot of flavor. Really delicious!

      Reply
    7. Emily Flint

      July 27, 2020 at 11:12 am

      5 stars
      Everyone loved this seafood pasta! I will definitely be making this again in the future.

      Reply
    8. Gloria

      July 27, 2020 at 10:15 am

      5 stars
      I am a pasta lover. Shimp and pasta are a delicious combination. Love the addition of eggplant in this weeknight winner dinner.

      Reply
    9. Sue

      July 27, 2020 at 9:45 am

      5 stars
      The sauce for this Sicilian seafood is wonderful. And I love the use of eggplant – so unexpected!

      Reply
    10. Alexandra

      July 27, 2020 at 8:30 am

      5 stars
      We are huge eggplant fans, and this pasta is our new favourite! So delicious!

      Reply
    11. Diane Buerkle

      February 04, 2018 at 9:01 am

      5 stars
      Chef Dennis – we made this wonderful recipe last night – it was fantastic!! Restaurant worthy for sure! We followed the recipe very closely only making small changes to accommodate our personal tastes and slicing the eggplant in round slices so we could leave the skin on for cooking. Also, salted the slices both sides and placed on paper towels for 45 minutes to draw out the moisture prior to cooking.

      This recipe is definitely a keeper! Thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
      • Chef Dennis Littley

        February 04, 2018 at 10:43 am

        Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed my recipe Diane! And I always say recipes are simply guidelines, I’m glad you adapted it to make it your own

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    12. Kimby

      January 09, 2013 at 4:56 pm

      I’m so glad Mama Jeanette encouraged your knack for finding flavor combinations by listening to the food! Terrific advice!

      Reply
    13. Minnie@thelady8home

      January 09, 2013 at 11:19 am

      5 stars
      This looks so delicious!! Bookmarking it!!

      Reply
    14. Candace

      January 08, 2013 at 7:45 pm

      This looks delicious! I love, love, love eggplant AND seafood.

      Reply
    15. Laura (Tutti Dolci)

      January 08, 2013 at 6:39 pm

      This looks so good, Chef! Love the eggplant and seafood pairing!

      Reply
    16. Betty Ann @Mango_Queen

      January 08, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe is divine. I’m reading this post at lunch time and I’m drooling. Must bookmark this to try soon. I love eggplant so much and this is right up my alley. Thanks for sharing, Chef Dennis!

      Reply
    17. Larry

      January 08, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      Looks amazing Dennis as your dishes always do. If I were wealthy, I’d try to hire you away from your school but since I’m not, I’ll just try to replicate some of your food.

      Reply
    18. Happy Ramblings

      January 08, 2013 at 10:27 am

      What an interesting mix of flavours and so quick and easy to make! Aubergines are in season here at the moment so I have added this to my list of recipes to try.

      Reply
    19. RavieNomNoms

      January 08, 2013 at 8:04 am

      Oh that looks just simply perfect!! YUM!

      Reply
    20. anna

      January 07, 2013 at 10:43 pm

      5 stars
      i love your seafood! this looks delish! can’t wait to try those eggplant planks…

      Reply
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