Clams & Mussels Fra Diavlo | Recipe

Clams & Mussels Fra Diavlo

Ingredients:

• Sweet white onion, diced1 ea
• Garlic cloves, chopped6 ea
• Banana peppers, diced2 ea
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil1/3 cup
• Good Quality Red Wine1.5 cups
• 28oz can of Crushed Tomatoes1 ea
• Fresh Grape Tomatoes1 pint
• Salt3 tsp
• White Sugar4 tsp
• Crushed Red pepper1/4 tsp
• Tomato Paste2 tbs
• Fresh Parsley, chiffonade2 tbs
• Fresh Oregano, chopped 2 tbs
• Local Little Neck Clams, scrubbed and soaked24 ea
• Local Mussels, de-bearded and scrubbed24 ea
• Cavatelli Pasta1 #

Preparation:

Saute onions, garlic and peppers in olive oil until lightly browned. Add in tomato paste and cook for 2-3 minutes. Deglaze pan with red wine and add in crushed tomatoes, fresh oregano, salt, sugar and fresh whole tomatoes. Cook sauce for approximately 20 minutes. Once sauce is at a slow simmer add in the clams & mussels until all are completely opened. While cooking bring salted water to a boil for the cavatelli. Cook and coo cavetelli, but do not rinse. When all the mussels and clams have opened serve the Fra Diavlo over a platter of warm cavatelli pasta and garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Offer grated Pecorino Romano cheese and additional crushed red pepper upon serving.