Spaghetti with mussels

To prepare the spaghetti with mussels, start by cleaning them. Rinse; under running water, eliminate the barnacles and all the impurities present with a knife 2 and the byssus, that is the beard that you find on the edge of each mussel, simply removing it with your fingers 3.

Pour the oil into a large saucepan together with a peeled clove of garlic 4 and let it season for 1-2 minutes over low heat. As soon as it is hot enough, remove the garlic 5, and add the mussels 6.

and cover immediately 7. Cook for 2-3 minutes, so that the mussels can open completely 8. While cooking, shake the pan from time to time to stir. Before draining the mussels, place them in a sterile gauze-lined colander, which will act as a filter, collecting any impurities and sand residue 9.

Then shell them, keeping some for the final decoration of the dish if desired 10. Wash and dry the parsley, then finely chop it 11 and pour it into a pan with a little oil and a clove of garlic 12, and cook for 1-2 minutes.

Add some shelled mussels 13, so as to further flavor the base and, after 1-2 minutes remove the garlic and add the tomato puree 14 together with some cooking liquid from the clams 15.

Cover with a lid 16 and leave to simmer for 20 minutes. In the meantime, put a pot with plenty of water on the stove, as soon as it boils, salt and cook the pasta 17. When the pasta has 2-3 minutes left to cook, add the shelled mussels 18

and the previously drained spaghetti 19. Toss the pasta by adding the remaining liquid from the mussels 20 and when it is cooked, add the pepper and make sure the salt is right. All you have to do now is plate and serve your spaghetti with mussels 21.