{"id":1321,"date":"2022-07-08T14:36:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T14:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2022-07-08T14:36:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T14:36:06","slug":"italian-recipe-spaghetti-alla-vongole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/italian-recipe-spaghetti-alla-vongole\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook Spaghetti alla Vongole like a Neapolitan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4><em>In Italy, simple, quality ingredients are at the heart of cooking incredibly flavourful dishes. A recipe that champions this style of cooking is MasterChef Finalist Sara Danesin&#8217;s favourite, Spaghetti alle Vongole <em>from Naples<\/em>.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/menus\/italian-recipe-boxes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/magento.local\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Spaghetti alla Vongole by Cookaway Chef Sara Danesin\" class=\"wp-image-1322 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-2000x1414.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-450x318.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-225x159.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-900x636.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-1350x954.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Vongole-20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Spaghetti alla Vongole by Cookaway Chef Sara Danesin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The seafood pasta dish originated in Naples, where it\u2019s known as \u2018pasta e vongole\u2019 or, in Neapolitan dialect, \u2018vermecielle cu \u2018e vongole\u2019. According to MasterChef Finalist and<a href=\"http:\/\/Italian Cookaway Chef and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Italian Cookaway Chef<\/a> Sara Danesin, there are \u2018actually three ways to prepare spaghetti alle Vongole, and, as with everything related to food, each faction is a fierce supporter of its own version\u2019. Apparently, the cause of this dispute is tomato: should you use it or not? Some claim Spaghetti alle Vongole should be strictly \u2018in bianco\u2019 (no tomato at all); others say they should be dressed in tomato sauce; others still maintain that you should only add a handful of fresh cherry tomatoes. There\u2019s no definitive answer to who\u2019s right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever way you decide to cook it, if you invest in quality ingredients and follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/chef\/details\/Sara-Danesin-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sara\u2019s<\/a> recipe you won\u2019t be disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><u><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1kg live clams (palourdes are great)<\/li><li>2 cloves of garlic<\/li><li>2 tbsp flat leaf parsley<\/li><li>Chilli flakes<\/li><li>Small glass of white wine<\/li><li>1\/2 lemon<\/li><li>Sea salt<\/li><li>Linguine<\/li><li>10ml Extra virgin olive oil<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><u><strong>Method<\/strong><\/u><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Place the crushed garlic, chilli flakes and extra virgin olive oil in a flat large pan at high heat and mix well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When piping hot, pour in the clams, stirring occasionally until they have opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the white wine and allow another 5 minutes of cooking time, then remove from the heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the clams are cooled pick the molluscs out of the shells and discard almost all the shells, keeping just a handful for garnish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the clams and shells in the big pan and set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour all the cooking liquid in a small pan and reduce by 2\/3 on a high heat (this will take approximately 10 minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t worry if the liquid tastes salty as the lemon will counter the saltiness in the final dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add a tbsp of lemon, and 10 ml of extra virgin olive oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reduce the volume of the liquid by half, mix well and emulsify. Remove from the heat and set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a big pan, boil a large quantity of salted water and cook the Spaghetti (10 min).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst the pasta is cooking, place the reduce liquid in the big pan with the vongole and shells and warm through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the well-drained pasta and stir well. Add the finely chopped parsley and some extra virgin olive oil to taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serve at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/menus\/italian-recipe-boxes\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/magento.local\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Cookaway Chef Sara Danesin\n\n\" class=\"wp-image-1323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--2000x1414.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--450x318.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--225x159.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--900x636.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--1350x954.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sara-Danesin--20x15.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Italian Cookaway Chef Sara Danesin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/chef\/details\/Sara-Danesin-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sara\u2019s Chef Story<\/a> and explore her range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecookaway.com\/menus\/italian-recipe-boxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Italian recipes boxes<\/a> inspired by the dishes she grew up eating at her family\u2019s restaurant in the Northeast of Italy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Italy, quality ingredients are at the heart of cooking simple, yet incredibly flavourful dishes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[3,12,13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - 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