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I tried my hand at spaghetti alla vongole. I learned that I should have washed the clams more thoroughly.

by Throwedaway_69

3 Comments

  1. Throwedaway_69

    Recipe:
    I first crushed two pieces of garlic and peperoncino and sauteed it in olive oil.
    After that I put in clams, a cup of white wine, and cooked the clams for about five minutes.
    I boiled the pasta in salt water, and cooked the pasta in the clam juice with the clams. Added some parsley and grana padano for the finish.

  2. mr_wiggle_biscuit

    Next time soak clams first in salt water (1/3 C salt to 1 gallon cold water) for 30 mins up to an hour. Remove and rinse. They will purge most if not all sand!

  3. Shoddy-Sleep-8832

    Yes you must purge hard shell clams. Ideally, with at least 2 or 3 water changes if you want to save your teeth. That said, you’ll never get ALL the sand out, no matter how clean they are…don’t bite too hard.

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