3 dozen littleneck clams, scrubbed
1 dozen mussels, de- bearded and scrubbed
2-3 tbsp olive oil
1/2 pound Italian sausage, crumbled
1 yellow onion, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup white wine
1 14-oz can diced tomatoes
1 handful mixed fresh herbs, chopped (e.g. thyme, oregano, parsley)
1-2 pinches red pepper flakes
1. Heat olive oil in deep saute pan or heavy-bottomed pot and brown sausage.
2. Add onions and garlic; cook until soft.
3. De-glaze with white wine, making sure to scrape all the brown bits from the pan. Mix in can of tomatoes with juice, chopped herbs, and pepper flakes. Cook for a few minutes over medium heat.
4. Raise heat to high, dump in shellfish, and cover. Steam until shells open, several minutes.
Serve in bowls with toasted bread. Makes 2 dinner portions.
I just came home from a weekend spent digging clams and foraging for seaweed. Timely post 🙂
love the writing on this post! Wish I could have been there running amok with the drunken midgets! Can’t wait for some pasta and clams!
I agree, the shellfish are great right now!
And btw – did my first dive for spotted shrimp last night. We didn’t see a lot (apparently there was more on the opening Saturday), but we did get the ones we saw and it was a blast!
Renai – What sort of seaweed ddi you get? I’ve been meaning to pickle some bull kelp.
Kirsten Lindquist – Running amok just begins to describe it! Good times with the halfpints.
Ra – How do you catch spot shrimp while diving?
It would have been cooler if you’d gone out with actual drunken midgets. Now THAT would be a Kodak moment…
😉