Spaghetti with Clams (Spaghetti alle vongole)

Ingredients for 4 persons

320 Gr. (11.28 oz.) Spaghetti
1 Kilo (35.27 oz) Fresh Carpet Shell Clams, scrubbed and cleaned
4 Cloves Garlic
Red Pepper Flakes
Fresh Chopped Parsley
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt

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Spaghetti with Clams (Spaghetti alle vongole)

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How to Clean and Purge Clams (Come pulire e spurgare le vongole)

Place a pot with water to the heat and when it begins to boil add a handful of salt, when pasta boils again put spaghetti into the pot
Pour the olive oil into a preheated frying pan, add garlic and 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
When garlic begins to brown add clams, pour 1 ladle of pasta cooking water into the pan, cover and simmer
Once clams have opened (discard any that don't) remove the garlic and them cover and let it simmer
Once spaghetti are cooked al dente, drain it, put into the pan, sauté for a couple of minutes then add the chopped parsley
Transfer spaghetti to a serving dish, garnish with a tuft of parsley, drizzle with olive oil and serve