Italian
Spaghetti with Mussels
by Federico Fusca Chef · 332K subscribers on YouTube
A delicious and easy recipe for spaghetti with mussels in a tomato sauce, finished with parsley, lemon zest, and bottarga.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
10 items- Mussels
- Garlic
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Parsley StemsUse the stems for the initial sauté.
- Chili Pepper
- Tomato Passata
- SpaghettiUse artisanal spaghetti (spaghettone), preferably thick.
- ParsleyLeaves, finely chopped for garnish.
- LemonZest only.
- Bottarga di MuggineGrated for serving.
Method
- Clean the mussels by removing their beards (byssus).
- In a pan, heat extra virgin olive oil with garlic cloves, parsley stems, and chili pepper.
- Add the mussels and let them open for a few minutes.
- Remove the mussels, take them out of their shells, and set the meat aside. Filter the cooking liquid.
- Add tomato passata to the pan and cook briefly.
- Cook the spaghetti by risottando (finishing them in the sauce) until creamy and al dente.
- Meanwhile, finely chop the parsley leaves.
- At the end of cooking, add the reserved mussel meat, a grating of lemon zest, and the chopped parsley. Toss everything together.
- Plate the creamy spaghetti with the sauce and mussels.
- Finish with a generous grating of mullet bottarga on top.
Federico Fusca Chef
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