This recipe of orecchiette with mussels and spicy datterini is a dish that combines the Apulian tradition with the liveliness of the Mediterranean flavors, with the delicacy of the mussels and the spicy touch of the datterini tomatoes. A simple but full of character dish, ideal for those who love the intense and aromatic flavors of southern Italy.
Ingredients:(for 4 people)
250 grams of frozen mussels with shell
250 grams of frozen shells
6-7 tomato daisies
3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon of chili infusion in extra virgin olive oil
1/2 glass of dry white wine
parsley
salt and pepper
garlic
Preparation: After thawing the frozen mussels with the method you think best, take a pan and put in extra virgin olive oil. Separately, in a pot with hot water, cook the pasta and drain it al dente. Clean the garlic clove and brown it in oil (alternatively add to the extra virgin in a pan, a teaspoon of our garlic infusion). Add the mussels, the chilli infusion and sauté 2 minutes in the hot oil, then add the wine and let it fade. Cut the tomatoes into cubes and add them to the mussels in a pan, sauté 2 minutes. Add the pasta cooked and drained, a handful of fresh parsley and sauté 1 minute more.
Pour the orecchiette with mussels and spicy datterini in a serving dish and serve condensed with a thread of the same infusion to chili.