Spaghetti with Mussels and Tomato Sauce
This summery pasta dish is perfect enjoyed with a glass of crisp white wine. It's salty with mussels and herby with basil, thyme and garlic. The perfect spaghetti recipe for summer.
Introduction
This is a favourite summer dish and something you see in every restaurant on Italy's Amalfi coast.
Ingredients
| 2kg | mussels |
| 2 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 | thyme sprig |
| 3 | garlic cloves, crushed |
| bunch | of flatleaf parsley, stalks removed and leaves chopped |
| 150ml | white wine |
| 350g | dried spaghetti |
| 250g | tomato sauce |
| pinch | of dried chilli |
| handful | of chopped basil |
| salt and freshly ground black pepper |
Method
1. Clean the mussels under cold running water, scrubbing the shells well and removing the hairy beards. Discard any mussels that are already open.
2. Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan, add the thyme and garlic and the stalks of the parsley. Add the mussels, then pour in the white wine. Cover the pan and cook until the mussels have opened. Discard any that don’t open.
3. Remove the mussels from the pan and reserve the liquid. Take half the mussels out of their shells.
4. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the spaghetti and stir. Cook according to the packet instructions, until the pasta is al dente.
5. Heat the rest of the olive oil in a large pan, add the tomato sauce and dried chilli and warm the sauce through. Check the seasoning.
6. Drain the spaghetti and put it back in the pan. Toss with the tomato sauce, basil, chopped parsley leaves and shelled mussels. Add the remaining mussels in their shells on top and serve immediately.
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