Bucatini With Mussels, Clams And Oven-Dried Tomatoes

Serves: 2

Carole Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

36

Spice

57

Sweetness

49

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

60 g

Butter

2 tbsps

Garlic (minced)

1 cup

Clam Juice

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 tsp

Sugar

Directions:

1

Debeard mussels

2

Soak mussels and clams in tap water for 5 minutes

3

Rinse and drain

4

Repeat 2 more times

5

Reserve

6

In a saute pan, heat the butter and garlic

7

Cook for 1 minute until glossy, do not brown

8

Over high heat, add mussels and clams

9

Deglaze with white wine and reduce by half

10

Add clam juice and bay leaf, cover, and steam until shellfish opens, about 3 minutes

11

Pull out shellfish and reserve

12

Remove the bay leaf and discard

13

Reduce the liquid by half, add tomatoes, cooked pasta, reserved shellfish, and parsley

14

Toss until well blended

15

Serve immediately

16

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F

17

In a pot of boiling water, blanch tomatoes

18

Drain and refresh in ice water

19

Drain

20

Peel, core, cut into quarters, and remove seeds

21

Line a baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the tomato quarters on the tray, cut side down

22

Drizzle generously with olive oil

23

Sprinkle with thyme and garlic

24

In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and sugar, and sprinkle evenly over the tomatoes

25

Bake until the tomatoes begin to shrivel, about 1 hour

26

When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, transfer to a container

27

Pour olive oil over and cover the container

28

Refrigerate and use as needed