Gnocchetti sardi with mussels

This is a semi-soup. Be careful when adding the cooking liquid from the pasta, you don’t want it to be too sloppy.  Serves 4

Gnocchetti sardi with mussels ingredients

• 400 grams  mussels — thoroughly cleaned
• 200 grams  Gnocchetti sardi
• 1 clove  garlic — finely chopped
• a few chilli flakes
• olive oil
• 4 sprigs  parsley — finely chopped

1. Put the mussels in a pan along with a little olive oil, the garlic, parsley and chilli
2. Cover and cook over a high heat until the mussels open. About 5 minutes. Remove the meat from the mussels, reserving a few for decoration, and return to the pan.
3. Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water until al dente.
4. Drain the pasta, reserving a few tablespoons of the cooking liquid.
5. Add the pasta and the reserved cooking liquid to the mussels.
6. Continue cooking for a couple of minutes and serve.

Gnocchetti sardi with mussels finished dish