Mussels & Clams in a Basil Broth
May 14, 2009 by Joan in Fish/Seafood, Italian, Seafood | 14 Comments
Simple…and simply delicious.
Ingredients
1 lb. mussels
1/2 dozen clams
fresh basil (2 cups pulsed + a few leaves reserved for garnish)
2 cloves of garlic
1 tomato chopped
olive oil (approx. 1/4 cup)
white wine (1/2 cup)
juice of 1 lemon
S&P
red pepper flakes
crusty bread (I used ciabatta) toasted, drizzled with olive oil and salted
Method
• Pulse 2 cups of fresh basil with olive oil, garlic and S&P. Set aside.
• Chop 1 tomato and reserved basil leaves. Dress with olive oil and lemon and set aside.
• Rinse shell fish and place in pot with white wine and steam for a few minutes. Add basil mixture, a heavy dash of red pepper flakes, and cover till shells open.
• Toast bread till crunchy and brown. Drizzle with olive oil and salt.
To serve
Spoon mussels, clams and broth into bowl and serve with toasted bread to sop up all the good juice.
Finishing Touch
Top with fresh tomato salad for a fresh counterpoint to the heat (temperature and seasoning) of the broth.
Now you see it…now you don’t.
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Oh wow, just the colors alone make it good enough to eat. Really a beautiful combination of flavors.
Happy Twirls
Simply put: AMAZING! Hehe, I am in serious need of some mussels and clams now.
Lovely combination of flavours Joan! The basil enough would make me eat this…and let’s not forget that divine bread!
Wow, fabulous mussesls and clams! I love the flavors in the basil broth, delicious!
Amazing seafood dish Joan. Love the fresh seafood you have in the state of Florida.
I love dishes like this! The basil looks like it would add such a nice fresh flavor.
Your mussels and clams look delicious. I just bought some basil plants for our herb garden. This is a great recipe to put them to work right away.
Sam
Mmmmmm, this is so completely my kind of food! It looks delicious.
YUMMM !!! Tia
GAWD!!!!! I am all about seafood. Loving this Joan. It’s been 2 months since I had this mussels and clams. My son will go crazy and bug me if I show him this stunning photos. Sure he’ll want me to make it.
Have a wonderful weekend,
elra
Absolutely delicious and perfect for a guy like me who sometimes has a problem deciding “clams or mussels”.
joan this is a fabulous combination. delicious!! you know my aunt is begging me to prepare this dish again. hehe all the credits goes to you joan. THANX a lot for this amazing recipe.
cheers!!
What a perfectly fresh broth to immerse those molluscs! I’m really happy I found this site, thanks for sharing!
OK this recipe with a big loaf of bread and some good wine or beer and I would be in heaven!
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