Linguine with Clams and Fennel
By DreiFromBK
Cooking clams with sautéed fennel and leeks infuses them with flavor. They’re fanastic with this chile-laced pasta from chef Erling Wu-Bower.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 3 leeks, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced crosswise (3 cups)
- 3/4 pound linguine
- 1/2 medium fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 pounds Manila clams, scrubbed
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup fish stock or low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 teaspoons neonata (see Note), sambal oelek or other chunky chile paste
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
- Torn basil leaves, for garnish
Preparation
Step 1
In a pot, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the leeks and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly golden, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook the linguine until just al dente; drain.
Meanwhile, in the pot, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the fennel and garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the fennel is softened, about 3 minutes. Add the clams, white wine and stock and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until the clams open, 3 to 5 minutes; transfer the clams to a large bowl as they open. Remove the pot from the heat; discard any clams that don’t open. Reserve 12 whole clams in their shells; shell the remaining clams.
Bring the juices in the pot to a boil and stir in the linguine, neonata, clams and leeks. Add the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil and toss until the pasta is coated and the juices are thickened. Stir in the lemon
juice and half of the parsley; season with salt and pepper. Serve the pasta in shallow bowls garnished with basil, the remaining parsley and a drizzle of olive oil.
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