91 Year-Old Bonaria Makes Fregula Pasta With Clams! | Pasta Grannies

Delicious 'fregula' pasta with mussels from Sardinia! #fregola #seafood #sardegna | Pasta Grannies

91 year old Bonaria makes fregula pasta with clams! | Pasta Grannies Fregula is Sardinia's answer to couscous and Bonaria has been making it by hand for the last 80 years. Hers are flavoured with saffron and served with Arselle clams. It's a wonderful combination and Bonaria is a master of her craft. Big thanks to the Pro Loco of Sestu for helping us. You will need for the fregola: equal quantities of coarse and fine durum wheat semola flour (roughly 150g each), 1 egg beaten with a teaspoon of p

Fregula (fregola in Italian) is Sardinia's answer to couscous, and it's especially wonderful with seafood - and Adriana shares her recipe with mussels - using a stock made with fish her husband Gianpaolo caught. It's tricky to make, so it's okay to buy a packet - try and find untoasted fregula. Good fish stock: use a kilo of bony fish -your fishmonger can recommend - with added onion, parsley, and 2 sun-dried tomatoes (Adriana's very good tip to add more savoury and saltiness). Use around 2..5li