Spaghetti with Clams and Mushrooms

 Spaghetti with Clams and Mushrooms

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4 persons

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

•  320 g of spaghetti
•  500 g of clams
•  350 g of octopuses very small 
• 250 g of honey mushrooms (or pioppini) 
• 250 g of pear tomatoes ripe 
• a clove of garlic 
• parsley and basil
• extra virgin olive oil
•  salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Put the clams in salted water the octopuses, remove the skin from the sacs and tentacles and cut them into small pieces.  
2. Clean the mushrooms by depriving them of the earthy part, wash and dry them.  
3. Put the clams in a large saucepan with half a glass of water, open the shells over high heat, then drain and filter the cooking liquid.
4. Brown the garlic in a pan with 4 tablespoons of oil, get rid of it as soon as it starts taking color, add the octopuses, mushrooms and chopped tomatoes, pour over the cooking liquid from the clams and cook, covered, for about 15 minutes: remove the lid and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
5.  Cook the pasta in boiling salted water, drain it when al dente, transfer it to the pan with the sauce, pepper, add the clams, a few leaves of basil and chopped parsley and serve.

About mushrooms

The nails have a shape similar to that of a nail, with a hemispherical head which, as it matures, widens slightly.  When buying, if possible, choose the small, firmer and tastier ones.  Out of season you can replace them with pioppini: they are cultivated mushrooms with a fleshy cinnamon-colored cap, with gills