Pasta vongole

  • 15 - 30 min
  • Easy
  • Fish
  • Mediterranean
  • Main course

Ingredients

4 persons

  • 400 grams spaghetti
  • 1000 grams of clams
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili flakes
  • 10 tablespoons olive oil
  • 200 milliliters white wine
  • 300 milliliters Elvea Pulp
  • sprig of fresh parsley
  • 50 milliliters lemon juice
  • salt
  • pasta cooking water

Preparation

  1. 1

    Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the spaghetti al dente.

  2. 2

    Rinse the vongole shells well.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and sauté the garlic with the chili flakes. Add the vongole, immediately deglaze with the dry white wine Let the clams steam for 3 to 4 minutes until open.

  4. 4

    Now add the tomato polpa and simmer for a while.

  5. 5

    Drain the spaghetti and save a little cooking liquid. Add the pasta to the sauce and mix well, adding some pasta water if necessary to bind everything together nicely.

  6. 6

    Stir in the lemon zest and chopped parsley and serve.

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