SPICY CLAMS WITH SPAGHETTI

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Turn up the heat on spaghetti alle vongole with a generous dose of red-pepper flakes. Serve it on Valentine's Day, or better yet, make it a date -- and make it together.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
8 ounces spaghetti
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes, plus more for serving
1/4 cup dry white wine
18 littleneck clams (about 1 1/2 pounds), scrubbed
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped, plus 1 tablespoon thinly sliced stems

Steps:

  • Bring a medium pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain.
  • Meanwhile, heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add wine and bring to a simmer. Increase heat to medium-high and add clams. Cover and cook just until clams open, 4 to 5 minutes. Discard unopened clams.
  • Stir in butter and parsley leaves and stems. Add pasta and toss to coat, adding reserved pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time, until sauce is loose and creamy. Season with salt and pepper.

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