Serves 4 If you can’t find nice mussels at your local store, you can easily substitute clams. If neither are available, you can use shrimp. They cook very quickly, so keep an eye on them and remove them from the liquid as soon as they’re opaque all the way through.
Handkerchief Pasta with Beans and Seafood Makes 6 Servings Fazzoletti Pasta Dough Seafood Sauce with Beans and Tomatoes
Serves 6 to 8 as an appetizer, 3 to 4 as a main course (if served with fries)
Makes 5 servings
Makes 4 servings You could use fresh pasta in this dish, such as tagliatelle or pappardelle, cut into bite-sized pieces, or a dried pasta that you’ve cooked halfway, such as tubettini or pennette. As the pasta cooks with the mussels, it will absorb their flavor.
Makes 4 servings
Serves 6 to 8 This recipe comes courtesy of Dr. Jessica B. Harris, as part of her Netflix series High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. Title image: flickr // dogolaca // license