Spaghetti Vongole

Vongole means clams in Italian. One can get fresh clams or use canned ones. Here is a photo of the clams available in supermarkets in Malaysia.

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The top tin is clams in chillie sauce. The lower tin, which will be used in this recipe is clams in water (broth). Cost less than RM3 per tin.

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This is how the clams look like. It still maintain its firmness. The plus point of using this canned clam is the convenience. Otherwise, it is a chore to clean and prepare live clams. At least you are assured that each and everyone of them is ‘fresh’.

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These are garlic, dried chillies and coarse black pepper. (you can buy coarse black pepper from Tesco spice station)

RECIPE FOR SPAGHETTI VONGOLE

2/3 packet of spaghetti (can serve 3 person, you can use the whole packet if you like)

Huge pot of boiling water, some oil and salt

Boil the spaghetti for about 20 minutes. Only add in the pasta WHEN the water is BOILING furiously.

Meantime….

In a small pan, add
4 tablespoon of olive oil and stir in:

1 chopped garlic
5 stalks of dried chillies (clean by soaking in hot water and remove seeds)
2 teaspoon of coarse black pepper

Do NOT allow the garlic to turn brown. Add in the clam AND ITS JUICES and turn down fire. By now, the spaghetti would be al dente (i.e. firm yet soft, unlike those bad restaurants which serve mushy pastas).

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Add in the drained spaghetti and flavour with some salt. If you have some white wine available, pour in about half a cup. Optional, not necessary.

Serve. You can garnish with coriander leaves if available

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More pasta recipes can be found at my parenting website. One of them uses the top tin of chillie clams.

Posted by on July 1st, 2005 under Recipe

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14 Responses to “Spaghetti Vongole”

  1. babe_kl Says:
    July 1st, 2005 at 8:35 am

    gee i din know they come in cans hehehe thanks for the lead

  2. mX Says:
    July 1st, 2005 at 10:45 am

    that looks awesome~~can fedex me sum ar? //drooling

    muahah auntie lilian~lemme cook u sum steak~~
    //pours heaps of red wine in it to make auntie drunk MWAHAHAHAHA

  3. athene Says:
    July 1st, 2005 at 12:04 pm

    apa pasai tak boleh post komen macik?

  4. lilian Says:
    July 1st, 2005 at 2:36 pm

    athene – I pun tak tau, I sendiri pun kena censored.

    mX – Lesson learnt, I can get drunk after all.

    babe – we are learning from each other’s blog every day.

  5. boo_licious Says:
    July 1st, 2005 at 6:28 pm

    Wowee – I want! I want!

    Like babe, I never knew they came in cans – only see the shucked ones in the supermarket.

  6. lilian Says:
    July 2nd, 2005 at 1:41 am

    boo – It is so common on supermarket shelves you know? Next to the sardines. But actually, I knew about this from my hubby’s Italian colleague. hahaha.

    Those sold freshly can harbour bacterias, so better stick to this canned ones. More hygenic I would say.

  7. Peggy Says:
    July 4th, 2005 at 3:30 pm

    slurPsssssssssss

  8. Kancil Killer Says:
    July 4th, 2005 at 7:33 pm

    damn… this looks fucking delicious!

  9. Mama BoK Says:
    April 20th, 2006 at 10:52 am

    Wow.. lilian..! your spaghetti vongele very the popular leh..!! gotta try some soon.. :) donch want chilli can or not..??

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    June 6th, 2007 at 5:22 am

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    June 6th, 2007 at 6:19 pm

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  12. jean Says:
    March 26th, 2009 at 11:50 am

    hi! i m looking around for this recipe n i hav a few questions.
    if u add in the ‘juice’ won’t it be too watery??

  13. lilian Says:
    March 26th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    jean – There isn’t much juice in the can, so it is fine.

  14. Jes Says:
    May 14th, 2009 at 1:03 am

    Would like to know if ginger is needed to be added in order to cover up the strong smell of the clams?

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