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Molto Mario's Clam Stew

Mario Batali, star of the Food Network's Molto Mario, is one of the top chefs in New York City, where he owns three restaurants -- Babbo, Lupa and Esca. This dish, from his book Simple Italian Food, is served at Lupa.

Type: Fish, Shellfish
Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons 60mlExtra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlRed onion - cut 1/2" dice (medium)
8 oz 227gShiitake mushrooms - hard part of
  Stems removed
8 oz 227gCooked chorizo sausage - thinly sliced
1/2 cup 118mlCinzano Rosso
  = (or other sweet red vermouth)
1 1/2 cups 355mlPrepared tomato sauce
1 cup 237mlDry white wine
24   Littleneck clams - scrubbed, rinsed
  Garlic bread - for serving

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a heavy-bottomed 6-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil; add the onion, mushrooms and chorizo. Stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat until the onion is softened, about 8 minutes.

Add the vermouth and bring to a boil. Add the tomato sauce, wine and clams. Cover and cook until the clams open, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Uncover the clams and discard any that did not open. Serve immediately in shallow bowls with warm garlic bread.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 583 calories, 21g carbohydrates, 28g protein, 36g fat, 79mg cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 03-11-2001 - S(Reformatted for MC6): - 07-31-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected]

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