Anchovy

Vongole

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January 27, 2011
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Vongole
  • Serves 2
Author Notes

It wasn't until i moved to RI that i discovered the lovely combination of littlenecks and pasta. —bettybites

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 12 littlenecks
  • 1 pkg linguine
  • 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
  • 2-6 cloves garlic (depending on how much you like...i like a lot!)
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup clam juice
  • olive oil to saute garlic
  • couple pinches of crushed red pepper
  • salt and pepper
  • chopped parsley
  • good parm cheese
Directions
  1. chop or press garlic cloves and set aside
  2. cook pasta in salted water until al dente or just under...don't overcook
  3. when pasta is done, drain and reserve some cooking liquid, set aside
  4. meanwhile, saute garlic in a little olive oil just for a minute
  5. add anchovy paste, crushed red, salt and pepper to taste and saute a bit more making sure garlic doesn't burn
  6. add wine and clam juice. you can also just use wine or just clam juice, or a little less of each. My quantities are on the high end so as to have enough sauce for all that pasta!
  7. add rinsed littleneck clams and bring temp to med/med-high and cover for 7 minutes...no peeking!
  8. If you cooked the pasta under, you can give it a toss with the hot necks and sauce, otherwise I plate the pasta first, and when the clams are done i place 6 around the outer edges of the pasta bowl, then pour sauce over pasta. Garnish with parsley and fresh grated parm chz
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2 Reviews

mrslarkin
mrslarkin January 28, 2011
Sounds yummy! Your kitchen looks cool!
 
bettybites
bettybites January 28, 2011
thanks! my kitchen's pretty cool, but this isn't it...HA! i rented this amazing house over the summer for a birthday celebration, and actually did cook this recipe for 12 people...so it's even good for a crowd! this recipe is really flexible too, i usually cook with as little olive oil as possible and then drizzle it on the pasta fresh to really get the flavor of the oil and maintain the wonderful benefits of it.