RCI-ND.002.0138.001

Spaghetti with clams in white wine sauce

This recipe is an Americanized version of spaghetti alle vongole, a Neapolitan dish that's popular throughout Italy. The Neapolitan version calls for clams, spaghetti, garlic, olive oil, parsley, salt, black pepper and sometimes red pepper flakes.

gluten-freedairy-freenut-free
Prep25 min
Cook20 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • 1 unit
  • clams or carpet clams as they are sometimes known
    8 oz
  • 2 cloves
  • or very large pinch of red peppers (dried is fine) depending on taste
    1 large
  • ½ cup
  • The zest or the juice of 1 lemon
    1 unit
  • The zest of ½ lime
    1 unit
  • spaghetti
    enough for the number of people to be served
    1 unit
  • a handful of flat leaf parsley
    1 unit
  • 1 oz

Method

1
Put a large saucepan of water on, and when at a rolling boil, put in the spaghetti, keeping an eye on the cooking time to ensure that the spaghetti is NEVER overcooked.
10 minutes
2
Put the clams into a separate small saucepan with the white wine and poach gently for about 2 minutes. Take off the heat and set aside.
2 minutes
3
Pour a generous quantity of olive oil into a small frying pan and heat.
2 minutes
4
Add the garlic cloves which have been either chopped or put through a garlic crush.
1 minutes
5
Add the chillies and the chopped parsley and the lemon zest.
1 minutes
6
Heat everything for about 3 minutes.
3 minutes
7
Now add about ½ of the white wine the clams were cooked in.
1 minutes
8
Continue to heat for a few minutes on a high heat to induce a slight reduction.
3 minutes
9
Add the cooked clams to the sauce and turn the heat off completely.
1 minutes
10
Once the pasta is cooked drain it through sieve or colander and return to the saucepan.
2 minutes
11
Add the Salted butter to the pasta and mix through thoroughly. This will induce the sauce to thicken a little.
2 minutes
12
Add the cooked clams to the sauce and the pasta.
1 minutes
13
Mix up thoroughly ensuring you do not damage the clams.
2 minutes
14
Serve in a high-sided bowl, ensuring that each guest gets his fair share of clams.
2 minutes

What Makes This Variant Distinct

  • Original variant

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