Recipe - Polenta Sulla Spianatoia Con Vongole

5 pound Littleneck clams
1/3 cup Extra virgin olive oil
4 Cloves garlic; peeled and
chopped
; fine
Generous pinch of red pepper
flakes
3 pound Ripe tomatoes; peeled,
seeded and
; chopped
4 cup Chicken stock
2 tablespoon Unsalted butter
1 cup Instant polenta
Salt and fresh ground pepper

Start by washing the clams very well, scrubbing them clean. In a saucepan
over mediumhigh heat, place the olive oil, and placing the garlic, cook it
until it is lightly golden browned, add the red pepper flakes and tomato.
Lower the heat and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes. Add the clams,
covering the pan, allowing it to cook for 5 minutes or until all the clams
are opened.

As the clams are cooking, in a separate pot, over medium heat, allow the
chicken stock to come to a boil. Add the butter and polenta to the pan and
allow to cook for 2 minutes or until the polenta thickens. Season the
polenta with salt and pepper, pour the polenta onto a clean board, spooning
the clams around the perimeter and spooning the sauce on top of the
polenta. Serve immediately.

Yield: 8