Patches asked me a recipe.
Here is my preferred dish. I hope you will enjoy it.
Cheers
Pandora
SPAGHETTI with CLAMS (Pandora's recipe))
Category: First dish
Nb persons: 4
1 Kg Clams - big variety
1/2 cup oil - EVOO
1 cup parsley - fresh and chopped
2 cloves garlic - whole (not chopped) and without skin
1 hot chili pepper - chopped (you can put only
-half if you want)
1 cups white wine - dry
salt - for the water
1tbs corn starch
500 gr Spaghetti
While the salted water for spaghetti is on the fire, prepare a large frying
pan with oil, whole cloves of garlic and pieces of hot chili pepper.
Cook for about 2-3 minutes and when the oil begins to become hot, put inside
the clams and half of the parsley. Put also the wine; cover and wait that
clams open (shaking sometimes the frying pan).
When all the clams are open, let them cool. Shell with your hand only one
half of the clams (keeps the other to garnish the dishes). Throw away the
garlic.
Put again the frying pan on low fire (just a little before spaghetti are
ready); if , after the cooking, just a little liquid is left , add some of
the water of spaghetti.
At this point add to the clams 1 tsp of corn starch and mix with a wood
spoon to make a creamy sauce.
When spaghetti are ready and "al dente", drain and put them in the frying
pan. Mix well and serve in dishes with some whole clams and other fresh
parsley.
Nutritional facts per serving (daily value):
Calories 486kcal
Protein 33g (66%)
Total Fat 30g (46%)
Sat. 2g (11%)
Chol. 85mg (28%)
Carb. 11g (4%)
Fiber 1g (3%)
Sugars 1g
Calcium 146mg (15%)
Iron 36mg (201%)
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