Black Spaghetti With Mussels

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (12 ounce) package black squid ink pasta
• 4 tablespoons virgin olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/8 inch julienne
• 2 lbs fresh mussels, scrubbed
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1 cup basic tomato sauce
• 1 mint leaf

Recipe

• 1 press sheets of black pasta through the chitarra and set aside. bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tablespoon salt. in a 12 to 14 inch sauté pan, heat olive oil until smoking. add onion and cook until softened about 3 minutes.
• 2 add mussels, pepper and wine. cover and cook until mussels have just opened, about 2 minutes. add tomato sauce and bring to boil. meanwhile, drop pasta in boiling water and cook until tender, about 1 minute. drain well and toss into pan with mussel mixture. add mint leaves, toss pasta to coat and serve.