Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh plum tomatoes (blanched, skins removed and chopped)
  • 1/3 cup Extra virgin olive oil
  • 6-8 cloves of finely chopped garlic
  • 1 1/2 jalapeno peppers finely chopped
  • 1 dozen little neck clams
  • 1/3 cup of finely chopped parsley
  • the juice from 1/2 fresh lemon
  • Grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 pound fusilli pasta

Method

  • 1) Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add tomatoes and blanch until the skins split open.
  • 2) Remove the tomatoes from the water, let cool and remove skins and chop the tomatoes.
  • 3) Pour olive oil in a large pan, add the chopped garlic and jalapeno and cook for 2 minutes.
  • 4) Add chopped tomatoes and cook for an additional 5 minutes 5) Add Fusilli to the same water that you cooked the tomatoes in and cook till al dente.
  • 6) Add the clams to the tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic and cover until clams open.
  • 7) Drain the pasta and toss with the tomatoes and clams, parsley and lemon juice.
  • 8) Sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese