Spaghetti with clams

Recipe: Spaghetti with clams.

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Ingredients: (4 people)

- Clams 1 kg. (with the shell and shelled)

- Tomatoes 3, 4 fresh tomatoes

- Shallots 1 or 2 (if you can't find it, you can replace it with a leek or half onion)

- Parsley

- Spaghetti 400 gr.

Sauce Preparation:

- Wash the clams thoroughly

- Finely chop and fry the shallot.

- Add chopped tomatoes and a glass of wine with the onion. 
  Cook for 20 minutes.

- In a separate pan pour a tbsp of olive oil, with a crushed clove of garlic (better if you use extra virgin oil) and cook the clams on a medium heat.

-Cover with a lid and shake the pan from time to time.

The clams will open in, say, about five minutes. When they are all open you can turn off the fire

- Shell some of the clams and leave the others with their shell.

- First add the clams to the sauce and cook for some minutes, then add the shelled ones.

Spaghetti preparation:

- Cook your spaghetti in boiling salted water according to packet instructions.

- Drain the spaghetti al dente (i.e. not perfectly cooked.)

Put the spaghetti in a large pan with the sauce and cook on  a high heat and stir or toss  for a few minutes.

Sprinkle with  fresh parsley before serving.

EXTRA TIPS:

- If you like it, you can add a little bit of chilli.

- If you are short of time , leave all the clams with their shell. The dish will be still excellent!

 - Timing is essential. make sure your sauce is nearly ready when you cook spaghetti: pasta cannot wait in  the colander, or it will turn into a sticky indefinite mass .