Clams in Cartoccio or grilled clams in foil
From peetabear 14 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
this is a Mario Batali recipe...i love everything about this recipe... and Sungold cherry tomatoes are my favorite.... these are cooked on the grill but they are wrapped in foil.... the recipe and photo are from the cookbook. Read more ...... Italian Grill by Mario Batali with Judith Sutton See less
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 4 ounces pancetta, cut into 1/8-inch dice (ask the butcher shopping list
- to slice the pancetta 1/8 inch thick when you buy it) shopping list
- 2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice shopping list
- 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 to 3 teaspoons hot red pepper flakes shopping list
- 1 cup dry white wine shopping list
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh Italian parsley shopping list
- 3 pounds small clams, , scrubbed shopping list
- 12 ripe Sungold or cherry tomatoes, halved shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat a gas grill or prepare a fire in a charcoal grill.
- In a 10- to 12-inch sauté pan, combine the oil and pancetta and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the pancetta is starting to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bell peppers, garlic, and pepper flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, just until the peppers are beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a boil. Stir in the parsley, remove from the heat, and set aside to cool completely.
- Cut six 12-inch squares of heavy-duty foil. Layout the squares on a large work surface and fold up the edges of each one to form a shallow bowl. Divide the clams among them, then divide the pancetta mixture, with its liquid, among them. Scatter 4 tomato halves over each pile. Bring the four corners of each foil packet up over the clams like a hobo sack and twist the top together securely, crimping the edges to create a tight seal.
- Place the packs on the hottest part of the grill and wait until you can hear the juices bubbling, about 2 to 3 minutes, then let cook for 4 minutes longer. Transfer the packets to a large platter and serve, warning your guests of the piscatorial facial that awaits them.
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Sounds great to me! Thanks and high 5!
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Love Mario. Love his orange shoes. Love clams. Love this recipe. 5 and a big thanks.
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