Ingredients
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1/4 cup oil
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5 cloves garlic, minced
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1 bay leaf
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1 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
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1 cup dry white wine
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1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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24 small littleneck clams, scrubbed (about 2 1/2 lbs total)
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24 mussels, debearded (about 1 1/2 lbs total)
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20 large shrimp, peeled,deveined & butterflied (about 1 lb)
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1/2 cup torn fresh basil leaf
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warm crusty bread
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat.
- Add garlic,bay leaf and crushed red pepper.
- Saute until garlic is tender (1 min).
- Add wine and bring to a boil.
- Add tomatoes and simmer until the tomatoes begin to break down and flavors blend (5 min).
- Turn up to medium and cook until sauce is good and warm.
- Add clams, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir in mussels, cover and cook until clams and mussels open, about 5 mins or so.
- When clams and mussels are almost all opened throw in the shrimp.
- Cover and cook about 1 1/2 min or until shrimp is done.
- Stir in torn basil leaves and serve.