Spaghetti with Clams and Porcini

Name: Spaghetti with Clams and Porcini (Spaghetti alle Vongole e Porcini)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: Pinch crushed red pepper flakes; 12 little neck, Manila, or mahogany clams; 1 pound spaghetti; 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms; 3 to 4 sprigs flat-leaf Italian parsley; 1 small clove garlic; 8 ounces ripe tomatoes; 2 tablespoons dry white wine; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; Salt

Spaghetti alle Vongole e Porcini

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
12 little neck, Manila, or mahogany clams

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Pescatarian
Spicy
Pasta
Mediterranean

Method

Put the dried porcini in a bowl, cover with water, and soak for at least 15 minutes.
While the porcini are soaking, rinse the clams in several changes of cold water until you do not see any sand at the bottom of the bowl. peel the tomatoes and cut into ½-inch dice. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Finely chop enough of the pa