Cockles with garlic recipe

Ingredients to make Cockles with garlic:

• 600 grams of fresh cockles
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 unit of cayenne or chili (optional)
• 150 milliliters of white wine
• 1 handful of chopped parsley
• 1 jet of oil
• 1 pinch of salt

How to make Garlic Cockles

1. Leave all the ingredients readyto prepare the garlic cockles faster.
2. Wash the cockles very well.
3. Then, place them in a bowl covered with water and a handful of salt and leave them like that for an hour.
4. After this time, drain them and rinse them under the tap with plenty of water.
5. Let them drain well into the colander.
6. Chop the garlicto your liking to make the garlic cockles as you like.
7. You can cut them into slices or chop them into small pieces.
8. Also chop the parsley and cut the cayenne in two, so it will loosen the seeds and chop a little more.
9. Put a frying pan on the fire with a good jet of oil, add the cayenne pepper and the garlicand let them cook over low heat so that the garlic does not burn.
10. Sauté these ingredients until they start to brown, then pour in the glass of white wine.
11. Let the wine reduceand the alcohol evaporate for a few minutes.
12. Add a little salt.
13. Add the cocklesto the pan with a handful of chopped parsley, cover and let them cook and the shells open.
14. Go moving the pan with back and forth movements so that they all open up
15. When they’ve opened, remove them from the heat right away so they don’t overcook.
16. If you like a slightly thicker and more consistent sauce, remove the cockles, leave the sauce in the pan or casserole over low heat, add a tablespoon of flour to a glass with a little water, mix to dissolve the flour and incorporate this into the sauce.
17. Stir, let it cook for a few minutes so that it thickens a bit and serve it on top of the cockles.
18. Without a doubt, this recipe for garlic cockleswill be a success and will leave all your guests wanting more.
19. Trick: Add a splash of lemon juice to enhance the flavor.