Italian Clam Tacos Food

ITALIAN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine the ground beef and Italian sausage in a large heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat until evenly browned. Drain off excess grease, and season meat with Italian seasoning.
• Heat the pasta sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until heated through. When the sauce is warm, stir in the sugar.
• Fill taco shells with the meat mixture, spoon pasta sauce over, and top with mozzarella cheese.

CLAMS ITALIANO

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in butter briefly. Stir in wine, and season with oregano, parsley, and red pepper flakes.
• Place clams in the wine mixture. Cover, and steam until all the clams have opened: discard any that do not open. Serve in soup bowls, and ladle broth generously over them.

SPICY CHORIZO PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, according to package directions, until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven, heat the olive oil and chorizo over medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chorizo is crisp and brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and use a slotted spoon to transfer the chorizo to a plate.
• Return the pot to medium heat and add the tomato paste and garlic. Cook, stirring, until the tomato paste is caramelized and a shade darker, 3 to 5 minutes, covering the pan if the splattering is wild. Add the red-pepper flakes and a few grinds of black pepper, then remove from heat.
• Add the cooked pasta and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water to the tomato mixture. Return the pot to the medium-high heat, and stir vigorously until the pasta is well coated. Add more pasta water until the sauce is glossy. Stir in the chorizo and season to taste with salt and pepper.

ITALIAN STYLE WHITE CLAM SAUCE WITH LINGUINE

Steps:

• Melt 4 tbls of the butter in a saucepan.
• Add garlic, shallot, scallions, and mushrooms, cook over medium low heat until shallots are transparent.
• Add Tabasco, tomato and lemon and cook 5 minutes.
• Add clams and wine, bring to a boil and cook 1 minute.
• Place the hot drained linguine in a large pasta bowl and toss with the remaining butter.
• Pour clam sauce over the pasta and top with cheese and parsley.