Noodles with Cockles

Name: Noodles with Cockles
Ingredients: ¾ lb spaghetti or 1 lb noodles; ¾ lb spaghetti or 1 lb noodles; salt and freshly ground pepper; 2-3 pints fresh cockles, well washed (pickled ones are horrible); 3-4 sprigs parsley, coarsely chopped; salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 lb tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped; 3 cloves garlic; 1 onion, chopped

Preparation info

For
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Poor Cook

By Susan Campbell and Caroline Conran

Published 1971

About

Ingredients

¾ lb spaghetti or 1 lb noodles
3 cloves

Noodles

Method

Chop the garlic and onions and soften in the oil for 15-20 minutes. Add the tomatoes, parsley, salt and pepper and cook a further five minutes. (The tomatoes should be very lightly cooked for this dish.) Meanwhile cook the noodles or spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water. Shake the well washed cockles in a thick pan over a low heat until they are open, and then remove from their shells. A