Tomatoes & clams pasta

Ingredients
  • 400 grams of clams
  • 300 grams of pasta
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 can of tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • 1 chili pepper, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons of parsley
  • freshly ground pepper
  • salt
  • 50 grams parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
  1. Wash clams, throw away open ones. Dry on sieve.
  2. Cook pasta al dente, following instruction on the package.
  3. Heat olive oil in the frying pan, fry onion, chili and garlic about 3 minutes, add tomatoes. Sprinkle with sugar, pepper and salt. Cook till sauce thickens.
  4. Add pasta mix well.
  5. Pour 6 tablespoons of water in separate pot, put in clams, simmer till they open about 4 minutes. Drain on sieve, remove closed clams.
  6. Transfer open clams to the frying pan and mix with pasta.
  7. Serve sprinkled with parsley and parmesan.