Indulge in the delectable flavors of the sea with our comprehensive guide to making white clam sauce and vermicelli. This classic Italian dish is a symphony of briny clams, aromatic garlic, fresh herbs, and creamy white sauce, all harmoniously combined to create a dish that is both comforting and sophisticated. From traditional methods to modern twists, we'll provide you with a variety of recipes that cater to different tastes and skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting your culinary journey, our recipes will guide you through the process of preparing this timeless dish with ease. So, gather your ingredients, sharpen your knives, and get ready to embark on a culinary adventure that will leave your taste buds dancing with delight.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
LINGUINI WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 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 and cook until anchovies melt into the oil. Add thyme and wine. Reduce wine 1 minute. Add clam juice or stock, clam juice will give the dish a stronger clam flavor, chicken stock will give it a buttery personality. Stir in clams and lemon zest. Drain pasta. Add 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 your taste and serve with bread for mopping up remaining juices.
THE BEST CLAM SAUCE
I cannot order better white clam sauce in a restaurant. My boyfriend begs me to make this! Thanks Mom! Serve this dish with fresh garlic bread and a nice white wine. I promise this is a keeper and you won't like any other white clam sauce!
Provided by Jodie B
Categories Seafood Shellfish Clams
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add linguini and return water to a boil. Let linguini cook until al dente; drain well.
- In a large skillet, saute the onion and garlic in olive oil until the onions are translucent. Drain the cans of minced clams, reserving half of the juice.
- Stir the clams, reserved juice, butter, salt and pepper, and wine. Simmer the mixture for 20 minutes, until the sauce has reduced 1/3 and has thickened.
- Spoon the clam sauce over the linguini and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 906.4 calories, Carbohydrate 73.8 g, Cholesterol 184.7 mg, Fat 39.2 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 60.6 g, SaturatedFat 16.3 g, Sodium 593.9 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
PASTA WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE
Garlic and oregano enhance the seafood flavor of this delicious main dish. "An Italian friend of my mom's passed on the recipe to her, and I began preparing it when I was 14," writes Kelli Soike of Tallahassee, Florida. "For convenience, it can be made in advance...and leftovers are just as good."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions. In a saucepan, saute garlic and anchovies in oil for 3 minutes, breaking up anchovies. Stir in the clam juice, clams, water, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until sauce is reduced by half. Drain pasta; toss with clam sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 379 calories, Fat 13g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 874mg sodium, Carbohydrate 50g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 16g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
WHITE CLAM SAUCE
BE SURE TO HAVE CRUSTY BREAD ON HAND TO DIP IN THE WONDERFUL GARLICY BUTTER SAUCE. QUICK AND EASY COMFORT FOOD AT ITS BEST.
Provided by BoxOWine
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- MELT BUTTER WITH OLIVE OIL IN LARGE HEAVY SKILLET OVER MEDIUM HEAT.
- ADD GARLIC AND SAUTE ABOUT 1 MIN.
- QUICKLY BLEND IN FLOUR WITH WIRE WHISK.
- GRADUALLY STIR IN REMAINING INGREDIENTS.
- COOK OVER MEDIUM LOW HEAT, STIRRING CONSTANTLY UNTIL SAUCE IS SLIGHTLY THICKENED.
- PLACE COOKED PASTA IN INDIVIDUAL SERVING DISHES.
- SPOON CLAM SAUCE OVER PASTA.
- SERVE.
- PASS GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE.
WHITE CLAM SAUCE AND VERMICELLI
This is my friend Nancy's mild, family-style recipe; one her young children enjoy. She serves it with her Casaburo Salad. (Another shared in my "birthday book").
Provided by Acerast
Categories European
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling water, cook the vermicelli according to package directons.
- In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil and add the chopped garlic; cook, stirring for 1 minute.
- Slowly stir in the white wine.
- Add the salt, oregano and pepper.
- Stir in the clams and their liquid.
- Heat through.
- Toss with the cooked vermicelli.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 704.3, Fat 17, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 56.7, Sodium 716.2, Carbohydrate 92.1, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 3, Protein 42.4
LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE II
A light clam sauce served over linguini noodles. Healthy, too!
Provided by Karena
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Clams
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large pot with boiling salted water cook linguini pasta until al dente. Drain.
- In a large skillet saute the garlic in the olive oil. Add the liquid from the clams, parsley, white wine, basil, and salt and stir well. Cook for 10 minutes. Stir in clams until heated through.
- Toss cooked and drained linguini pasta with the clam sauce and serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 545.2 calories, Carbohydrate 56.9 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Fat 15.1 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 43.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 392.3 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
AMAZING WHITE CLAM SAUCE
I got this recipe from an old boyfriend, and have modified it over the years. My husband and I have this at least every two weeks with a big loaf of garlic bread. It's very easy, but very delicious and filling.
Provided by Linoleum
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Seafood
Time 1h5m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and red pepper flakes, and cook stirring constantly until onion is tender. Add garlic, and cook for a couple of minutes, just until fragrant. Pour in the reserved clam juice, and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Gradually stir the half-and-half cream into the skillet, and simmer for another 20 minutes, but do not boil. At this time, I like to prepare my linguine and garlic bread.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente.
- Add clams to the sauce, and cook just until clams are heated through, or they will become tough and chewy. Remove from heat, and serve over linguine pasta. Top with a sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 825.2 calories, Carbohydrate 57.5 g, Cholesterol 136.3 mg, Fat 44.7 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 48.6 g, SaturatedFat 12.7 g, Sodium 280.3 mg, Sugar 4.5 g
LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM SAUCE I
Quick and Easy! Can be used when you forget to take something else out of the freezer. You can use water instead of the clam juice, if you like.
Provided by JANBLIDEN
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Clams
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large pot with boiling salted water cook linguini pasta until al dente.
- Meanwhile, in a medium sized saucepan using medium heat cook olive oil and minced garlic until garlic is translucent. Add chopped clams, clam juice or water, and chopped parsley. Add salt and ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Toss pasta with clam sauce. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 457.4 calories, Carbohydrate 69.7 g, Cholesterol 49.8 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 31 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 113.9 mg, Sugar 3 g
VERMICELLI WITH CLAM SAUCE
With thin vermicelli and tender small clams, this is a very quick-cooking (and very delicious) pasta. To yield their most intense flavor, though, the clams should be freshly shucked and totally raw when they go into the sauce, rather than being steamed in the shell. The method given here-freezing the clams briefly before shucking-makes this task easier than you can imagine, even if you are not a skilled shellfish shucker.
Yield serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put the clams in a single layer on a tray or platter, and freeze them for about 1/2 hour. Working over a bowl to catch every drop of clam liquor, open the clams with the shucking knife, cut the meat free from both half-shells, and let the meat and liquor fall into the bowl.
- Strain the collected clams through a sieve set over a small bowl or measuring cup. Let the sediment in the liquor settle, then pour off the clean liquor on top-1/2 cup or so-and save for the sauce. Chop the clams roughly into large pieces.
- Before starting the sauce, begin heating the pasta-cooking water-at least 6 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt.
- Pour 1/2 cup of the olive oil into the big skillet, and set over medium-high heat. Scatter in the sliced garlic, heat to sizzling, and sprinkle over it the peperoncino. Cook another minute, add the sliced tomatoes and the reserved clam liquor, stir, and bring to the boil. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes and stir in the clams. Return to the boil, and cook at a bubbling simmer for 3 or 4 minutes-if the clams release a frothy scum, scoop it off the surface and discard. When the sauce has achieved a nice density, lower the heat, and season with salt to taste. Stir in the parsley and the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- With the pasta water at a rolling boil, drop in the vermicelli when the clams are cooking in the sauce. Cook briefly, and lift the pasta from the pot while still quite al dente, let it drain briefly, and drop it onto the simmering sauce. Toss the vermicelli in the sauce for a couple of minutes, until the pasta is cooked through and dressed with the sauce and there's no soupiness in the pan. Serve immediately.
Tips:
- Use fresh clams: Fresh clams have a sweeter and more briny flavor than frozen clams. If you can't find fresh clams, frozen clams are a good substitute.
- Soak the clams in cold water for at least 30 minutes before cooking: This will help to remove any sand or grit from the clams.
- Use a large pot to cook the clams: This will help to prevent the clams from overcrowding and cooking unevenly.
- Bring the clams to a boil over high heat: This will help to kill any bacteria that may be present in the clams.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer the clams for 10-12 minutes, or until they are cooked through: Overcooking the clams will make them tough.
- Remove the clams from the pot and let them cool slightly before removing the meat from the shells: This will make it easier to remove the meat without breaking it.
- Use the clam cooking liquid to make the sauce: This will add a delicious briny flavor to the sauce.
- Serve the sauce over cooked vermicelli noodles: Vermicelli noodles are a thin, delicate noodle that pairs well with the light and flavorful clam sauce.
Conclusion:
White clam sauce with vermicelli is a classic Italian dish that is easy to make and delicious to eat. Made with fresh clams, white wine, garlic, and olive oil, this sauce is light, flavorful, and perfect for a quick and easy meal. Serve it over cooked vermicelli noodles for a complete and satisfying meal.
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