Clams with Broccoli Rape (

Ingredients

• 0.5  bread crumbs dried
• 1 bunch broccoli rape cut into 5 inch pieces, 2 cups
• 0.5 teaspoon chile flakes 
• 1 pound new zealand cockles rinsed scrubbed
• 0.5 cup cooking wine dry white
• 3  garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 6 tablespoons olive oil extra-virgin
• 1 cup passata rough tomato sauce
• 6 servings salt and pepper black freshly ground

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan

Directions

1. In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat the oil and garlic over medium heat until the garlic is golden brown.
2. Add the broccoli rape and cook for 3 minutes.
3. Add the cockles, passata, white wine, and chile flakes, cover, and cook 7 to 8 minutes, until all the clams have just opened.
4. Season with salt and pepper and pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
5. Serve immediately.