Fettuccine With Mussels Leeks And Tomatoes Recipes

FETTUCCINE WITH MUSSELS

Steps:

• Put mussels in a large pot along with parsley stems, white wine and broth and cover.
• Bring to a boil and cook, stirring from time to time, until the mussels just open, about 5 minutes.
• Remove with a slotted spoon.
• When cool enough to handle, remove from their shells.
• Strain broth through cheesecloth.
• Cook over high heat until reduced to 1 ½ cups, about 25 minutes.
• In a large frying pan, heat olive oil slightly and add onion.
• Cook, covered, until onion is soft, about 2 minutes.
• Add garlic and mushrooms and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Add red pepper and tomatoes and let stew for another 2 minutes.
• Add reserved broth and bring to a boil.
• Cook fettucine until al dente.
• Add pasta to skillet with sauce, top with basil and parsley and toss to coat with sauce.
• Cook for 1 minute so that pasta absorbs sauce.
• Add reserved mussels and cook another minute for mussels to heat through.
• Pour pasta onto hot platter and serve immediately.

SPAGHETTI WITH MUSSELS AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Season the tomatoes with salt in a large bowl; let sit 15 minutes. Stir in the mussels, parsley, scallions, lemon juice and olive oil.
• While the tomatoes sit, cook the pasta in a pot of boiling, salted water according to the label. Drain, then toss with the tomato-mussels mixture, adding a splash of pasta cooking water to loosen, if needed. Serve with a lemon wedge.

PASTA WITH MUSSELS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Pulse tomatoes with juices in food processor just a few times to break down into a coarse purée; set aside. Bring large pot of water to boil for pasta.
• Meanwhile, in a wide skillet or saucepan with lid, combine crushed garlic clove and shallot with white wine. Bring to a boil and add mussels. Cover and cook, shaking pan from time to time, 2 to 4 minutes, or until mussels open up. Check mussels after 2 minutes; transfer open mussels to a bowl using tongs. Cover pan again, wait another minute, and repeat until all mussels have opened.
• Leave mussels to cool in bowl until easily removed from shells. Remove half from shells and leave other half intact. Taste a mussel; if it is sandy, give them all a very quick rinse and drain in a colander. Transfer to a bowl and keep covered while you make tomato sauce.
• Place a strainer over another bowl, line with cheesecloth and strain the liquid in the pan into bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup. Rinse and dry pan.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in pan and add minced garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, just until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add tomatoes, thyme or marjoram (or both), and sugar.
• Turn heat up to medium-high and cook, stirring often, 5 to 10 minutes, until tomatoes have cooked down slightly. Add 1/2 cup broth from mussels, stir together and bring to a simmer. Taste and add salt as needed (you may not need to add any). Tip all mussels, shelled and unshelled, into sauce, cover and turn heat to very low or remove from heat if not serving right away. Keep warm while you cook pasta.
• Warm a large bowl for the pasta. When water for pasta comes to a rolling boil, salt generously and add pasta. Cook al dente, following the directions on the package. Drain and toss in the warm bowl with tomato sauce, mussels and parsley. Serve right away.