Capellini With Clams Recipes

Steps:

• Drizzle some olive oil in a large pot of boiling salted water, add the capellini and cook al dente. Drain quickly, leaving a little water with the capellini. Quickly toss the capellini with the melted butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Place one serving of pasta on each plate and top with a large dollop of fresh caviar. Garnish with grated lemon zest. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes and 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook until the garlic is lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Add the clams, scallops and lemon zest. Cook, stirring, until the scallops are just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Add the pasta, reserved clam juice, lemon juice, parsley and parmesan to the skillet; cook, tossing to coat, 1 minute, adding the reserved cooking water as needed to loosen. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle each serving with olive oil and top with more parmesan.

Steps:

• Cook capellini according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, heat oil and butter together in a large skillet. Add shallots and 3/4 cup roasted garlic cloves saute 3 minutes, until shallots are soft. Add beer and bring to a simmer. Add clams, cover and simmer until shells open, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, remove 12 clams and reserve for another meal. Drain capellini, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water and add to clams in skillet, adding the reserved 1/2 cup pasta if necessary to "loosen" the sauce. Simmer 1 minute to heat through. Remove from heat and top with parsley and Parmesan. Serve with a mixed green salad and bottled dressing, if desired.

Steps:

• Scrub clams under cold running water, discard any that do not close when tapped.
• In large heavy saucepan, cook garlic and oil over medium high heat for 1 minute, add wine and clams.
• Cover and cook until clams open (time will vary from 2 to 10 minutes depending on size of clams, discard any that do not open).
• Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling water, cook capellini until al dente, tender but firm; drain.
• Pour clam mixture over hot pasta and toss with parsley.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Cook pasta until almost al dente and drain pasta.
• Heat a large deep skillet over medium heat.
• Add extra-virgin olive oil, 4 turns of the pan in a slow stream, red pepper flakes, garlic and anchovies. Cook until anchovies melt into the oil.
• Add thyme and wine.
• Reduce wine 1 minute.
• Add clam juice or stock.
• Stir in clams and lemon zest.
• Add pasta to skillet and toss with sauce 2 to 3 minutes, until pasta is al dente and has absorbed some of the sauce and flavor.
• Add parsley, pepper and salt, to taste.

Steps:

• Wash clams to remove any dirt or sand.
• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add garlic; saute for 1 minute, or until tender.
• Pour in the white wine.
• Boil until wine has reduced to half its original volume.
• Add clams, cover, and steam till clams start to open.
• Add butter,lemon and red pepper flakes, cover, and cook till most or all of the clams open.
• Discard any that do not open.
• Transfer clams and juice to large bowls.
• Sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve with warm crusty bread for dipping or on top of pasta!

Steps:

• Put pasta in a 10 inch skillet.
• Drain juices from cans of clams and clam sauce into skillet.
• Add bottled clam juice, 1/2 cup hot water and the oil.
• Cover and bring to boil over high heat.
• Boil 3 minutes stirring often with fork to separate strands of pasta.
• Add whole clams, drained clam-sauce mixture and remaining ingredients.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer 3 minutes until heated through and pasta is tender.
• Stir in 1/4 cup hot water; serve immediately.
• Add crusty bread and a green salad and you've got a tasty meal.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pan,.
• Saute onion till translucent add garlic simmer 3 minutes.
• Toss in pepper flakes.
• Add tomatoes and parsley.
• Stir in scallops and clams cover and simmer over low heat.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the capellini until just al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain; transfer to the scallops and clam mixture toss well adding pasta water if needed and serve immediately. Top with additional olive oil and garnish with fresh parsley.