Ingredients

1/2- 3/4 lb new zealand cockles scrubbed.

1 part sweet white wine: 1 part chicken or vegetable stock coming up 3/4 of the cockles

1 finely chopped shallot

1-2 cloves minced garlic

1 handful chopped chives

1/4 thinly sliced leek

1/2 sedded thinly sliced chili pepper

1 tomato juiced

1 tomato finely chopped

juice of 1 lemon

3 tbsp butter or oil

salt and red pepper flake to taste

Preparation

  1. sweat shallot in a dab of butter or oil until translucent. Add garlic, leek, chili, continue to cook 5 minutes.
  2. Add lemon juice, stock, wine to come up 3/4 the cockles, 1 tbsp butter or oil, tomato and tomato juice. 3.Add cockles. bring to a boil and cover. reduce heat. cook cockles until they open and meat looks opaque and firm. (4-10 minutes)
  3. add chives, 2 tbsp or oil to taste. season to taste.