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Pasta

Farfalle alla Tarantina with Mussels and Tomato Sauce

A bright Southern Italian pasta with sweet mussels, tomato, garlic, parsley, and a light seafood sauce inspired by Taranto.

45 min 4 servingsEasy

Method

  1. 1

    Scrub the mussels under cold running water and discard damaged or open mussels that do not close when tapped.

  2. 2

    Cook mussels with olive oil, garlic, and white wine until they open, then strain and reserve the cooking liquid.

  3. 3

    Simmer tomato passata with olive oil, garlic, chili, and filtered mussel liquid.

  4. 4

    Cook farfalle until almost al dente and finish it in the tomato sauce with pasta water.

  5. 5

    Fold in mussels and parsley, then serve with reserved mussels in shells.

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