Fregula con Arselle: Tiny Sardinian Pasta with Clams

Name: Fregula con Arselle: Tiny Sardinian Pasta with Clams
Cook time: 30 minutes
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Small clams: 2 pounds; in their shells Olive oil: 3 tablespoons; plus more for serving Garlic: 2 to 3 cloves; minced Triple concentrate tomato paste: 3 tablespoons White wine: 1/2 cup Fresh red chili pepper: 1; thinly sliced; or red pepper flakes Oil cured dried tomatoes: 3; thinly sliced Fregula: 1 pound Salt: to taste Finely chopped fresh parsley: to taste

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Francine Segan | Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:37

Fregula con Arselle - photo courtesy of Francine Segan

Difficulty Level

Low

Cooking Time

30 minutes

Cost

Medium

Fregula, or fregola, are tiny toasted pasta nuggets popular in Sardinia for centuries. Some food historians believe it was first introduced from North Africa in the tenth century. There are historical documents dating to the 14th century that mention fregula in northern Sardinia noting that by law it could only be made Monday through Friday as part of a series of regulations on water usage. Saturdays and Sundays the water was allocated for watering gardens.

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