Spaghetti With Red Clam Sauce

Serves: 2

Zoie Ernser

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

40

Spice

49

Sweetness

57

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Olive Oil

2 tsps

Sugar

450 g

Spaghetti

Directions:

1

Heat oil in a 12- to 14-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook garlic with red-pepper flakes, stirring, until pale golden, 1 to 2 minutes

2

Add tomatoes with their juice, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 7 to 10 minutes

3

Cook spaghetti in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente

4

Meanwhile, add clams (in shells) to sauce and cook, covered, shaking skillet occasionally, until clams open wide, 6 to 10 minutes (discard any clams that remain unopened after 10 minutes)

5

Transfer clams (still in shells) as cooked to a large shallow bowl

6

If sauce is too watery, boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes

7

Drain spaghetti

8

Return clams to sauce and add pasta, tossing Heat oil in a 12- to 14-inch heavy skillet over medium heat until it shimmers, then cook garlic with red-pepper flakes, stirring, until pale golden, 1 to 2 minutes

9

Add tomatoes with their juice, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 7 to 10 minutes

10

Cook spaghetti in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente

11

Meanwhile, add clams (in shells) to sauce and cook, covered, shaking skillet occasionally, until clams open wide, 6 to 10 minutes (discard any clams that remain unopened after 10 minutes)

12

Transfer clams (still in shells) as cooked to a large shallow bowl

13

If sauce is too watery, boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes

14

Drain spaghetti

15

Return clams to sauce and add pasta, tossing