Spaghetti Risottati alle Vongole
5.0
Ingredients
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 45 min
Instructions
- 1 Bring water to a boil in a stockpot; add salt. Reduce heat to a simmer.
- 2 Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, followed by chile pepper and garlic. Cook and stir gently until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove garlic and chile pepper; discard. Add clams to the fragrant oil.
- 3 Pour wine over the clams and cover immediately. Let simmer until clams have opened, about 7 minutes. Remove clams using a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Cover to avoid losing their steam. Discard any unopened clams.
- 4 Pour four ladles of salted water into the skillet with the juice of the clams. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add spaghetti; move around with a pasta fork to keep from sticking together. Cook, adding a ladle or two of salted water as needed to keep spaghetti barely covered, until pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Add clams and sprinkle in lemon zest. Give the skillet a hefty toss to gently mix the clams in the thickened sauce.
- 5 Divide into four pasta bowls. Cover with parsley and serve immediately with empty plates on the side for the shells while eating.
By Buckwheat Queen