Zuppa Di Cozze E Vongole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, smashed
• 1/4 chili pepper, crushed
• 3 1/4 cups canned tomatoes, crushed slightly
• 3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 lemon, squeezed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 24 mussels (6 mussels per serving)
• 32 clams (8 clams per serving)
• wine
• sliced day-old bread
• chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 steam clams and mussels in a little wine. (this may be done ahead of time.)
• 2 heat oil in a pan and add garlic, herbs, and chili pepper.
• 3 when garlic is light golden, add tomatoes, lemon, and seasoning.
• 4 bring to a boil; remove tomato mixture from heat.
• 5 per serving, heat 6 mussels and 8 clams in a sauté pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 6 splash in 2-3 tablespoons of wine, reduce.
• 7 add 2 teaspoons of chopped parsley and 6 ounces of the tomato mixture.
• 8 when hot, arrange in medium oval plate.
• 9 top with tomato sauce.
• 10 garnish with 2 thin slices of bread, toasted and rubbed with garlic.