Recipes · Seafood
Italian Seafood Recipes
Vongole, branzino, cioppino-style stews and fritto misto — fast heat, good salt, restraint with the garlic.
Puglia · 30 min
Cozze alla Marinara
Mussels steamed in garlic, white wine and tomato.
Veneto · 4 hr 30 min
Baccalà alla Vicentina
Slow-braised salt cod with onion, anchovy and milk.
Sicily · 20 min
Gamberi all'Aglio e Olio
Shrimp in garlic, chili and olive oil with lemon.
Campania · 1 hr 45 min
Polpo alla Luciana
Slow-braised octopus with tomato, olives and capers.
Liguria · 55 min
Orata al Forno
Whole sea bream roasted over sliced potatoes and olives.
Campania · 25 min
Calamari Fritti
Squid dredged in semolina and fried ninety seconds.
Seafood recipe questions
- How many italian seafood recipes are on this page?
- 6. Every one includes an ingredient list with quantities, numbered steps, prep and cook times, and Larry's rule for the part people usually get wrong.
- Which of these italian seafood recipes is quickest?
- Gamberi all'Aglio e Olio — about 20 min from start to table, serving 4 servings.
- Where in Italy do these seafood recipes come from?
- Mostly Puglia, Veneto, Sicily, Campania, Liguria. Each recipe page names the region it belongs to and the version Larry actually cooks at home.
- Are these italian seafood recipes beginner friendly?
- Yes. Nothing here needs special equipment beyond a skillet, a pot and an oven, and each recipe calls out the timings and temperatures that matter most.