• We’re embracing all things carb-loaded and delicious with this irresistible pasta dish. Turn up the heat this weekend with our five-star spaghetti, infused with garlic and chilli for that extra kick of flavour. Bon appétit!

    Spaghetti with chilli, garlic and clams

    Serves: 4
    Total Time: 1 hour

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • 2 shallots, finely chopped
    • 6 garlic cloves, minced
    • 4 small red chillies, finely chopped
    • 1 cup dry white wine
    • 1 litre fish stock
    • 375 grams wholemeal spaghetti
    • 1 kg pipis, rinsed
    • ½ cream, optional
    • ½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
    • Finely grated lemon zest, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    HEAT 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large heavy-based frying pan over a medium heat. Cook shallots, stirring, for 4 minutes or until soft. Add garlic and chilli; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Increase the heat to high, add wine and cook for 12 minutes or until the mixture is reduced to 2 tablespoons.

    2

    ADD fish stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low; cook for 30 minutes

    3

    MEANWHILE, cook the spaghetti in a pot of boiling salted water for 12 minutes or until just tender. Drain.

    4

    ADD pipis to the stock mixture; cook, covered, for 2 minutes or until the shells open. Add cook spaghetti, parsley and remaining oil and toss to coat.

    5

    SERVE spaghetti topped with lemon zest and season to taste with pepper. For an alcohol-free version, use verjuice instead of white wine. You can use clams or mussels instead of pipis. Pipis are a sustainable seafood source. Sold live, make sure you look for brightly coloured shells, that are closed or close when tapped, and have a pleasant fresh sea smell.

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    Author

    A food stylist and recipe developer, contributing to Food & Home and other esteemed magazines under Habari Media. I love for creating mouthwatering recipes, I bring culinary visions to life through my work.

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