Italian Clam Soup Recipe
Ingredients
40 little-neck clams
1/4 cup olive oil
1 clove garlic
3 anchovy fillets, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon oregano
8 thin slices Italian bread, fried in olive oil
Directions
1. Wash the clams and scrub well with a vegetable brush.
2. Place the oil in a large saucepan, add the garlic and brown. Discard the garlic. Add the anchovies, parsley and wine to the oil and cook five minutes.
3. Add the tomato paste, water, salt and pepper and cook three to four minutes.
4. Add the clams, cover the pan and cook until all the shells are open, or a maximum of five minutes. Add the oregano and cook two minutes longer.
5. Place two slices fried bread in each soup dish; pour the soup over them.
2. Place the oil in a large saucepan, add the garlic and brown. Discard the garlic. Add the anchovies, parsley and wine to the oil and cook five minutes.
3. Add the tomato paste, water, salt and pepper and cook three to four minutes.
4. Add the clams, cover the pan and cook until all the shells are open, or a maximum of five minutes. Add the oregano and cook two minutes longer.
5. Place two slices fried bread in each soup dish; pour the soup over them.
