DISH RESEARCH · Noodle dish
Spaghetti alle Vongole
GialloZafferano’s selected spaghetti alle vongole finishes thick spaghetti in strained clam juices and portions of the same pasta water. Garlic, olive oil, black pepper and parsley flavour the Campanian clam pasta.
About Spaghetti alle Vongole
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GialloZafferano’s selected spaghetti alle vongole follows a Campanian pasta preparation with clams, garlic and parsley. The clam juices and starch from the pasta form a creamy dressing with a pronounced flavour of the sea.
The clams are rinsed and soaked in coarse-salted water, then drained and rinsed again. Olive oil warms the garlic before the clams cook in the covered pan.
The clam cooking liquid is strained into a bowl, and the garlic is removed. Separately, thick spaghetti begin cooking in lightly salted water.
The strained clam juices return to the pan with the partly cooked spaghetti. Ladles of the same pasta water help finish the cooking and bring the dressing together, with black pepper added along the way.
The clams return to the pasta at the end, followed by chopped parsley and a brief toss. The finished dish is served immediately; the recipe places it among Campanian festive and everyday pasta favourites.
Ingredients in Spaghetti alle Vongole
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- Durum-wheat spaghettibase
- Clamprotein
- Olive oilcooking medium
- Garlicseasoning
- Parsleygarnish
- White Winesauce
- Saltseasoning
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
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- Countries & places
- Italy
- Cooking traditions
- Campanian-style