Fregola Con Arselle
A very easy recipe for Fregola con Arselle - fregola with clams - for a nutritious and delicious dish that uses few quality ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups 350 grams of fregola
For the sauce
- 2 cups 800 grams of top quality peeled plum tomatoes, roughly chopped with your fingers
- 3 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 cayenne pepper - seeds out
- 5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 2.2 pounds 1 kg fresh, clean clams
For the final dish
- Finely chopped parsley
Instructions
- Cook clams in a pot on low heat until they open up. Pick them out one by one. Strain and save the cooking water for later.
- Get all the remaining ingredients ready.
- Sauté garlic in olive oil in a large pot, then added cayenne and clams.
- Add roughly chopped tomatoes and bring to a boil. Then add the Fregola and cook for 20 minutes, adding the clam cooking water if needed. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.
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Notes
- Use fresh tomatoes or sundried tomatoes if you can't find canned tomatoes.
- Don't add salt, since clams already have a lot of salt.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 228kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 12gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 568mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
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