Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley


Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Parsley-flavored spaghetti with cockles, tied together with a creamy sauce made from the cockles cooking juices.
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Last modified on: October 29th 2023

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46 min.13 min.59 min.
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Stage 1 - 30 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Prepare and cook 500 ml cockles.

Stage 2 - 15 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Remove all the shells, place the cockles in a bowl, and reserve a small glass of their cooking juices.

Stage 3 - 8 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Cook the pasta for 3 minutes less than scheduled (it will cook again in the pan), then drain.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
In a large frying pan over high heat, pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add the parsley stems (set the leaves aside).

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, as the oil will take on the taste of the parsley.

Stage 5 - 1 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Pour in the spaghetti, stir for 1 minute, then remove and discard the parsley stems.

Stage 6 - 1 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Pour in 125 ml liquid cream and the glass of cockle juice and mix well.

Stage 7 - 2 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Add the cockles and chopped parsley.

Stir again for 1 or 2 minutes, just long enough to reheat the cockles.

Stage 8
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley
Serve immediately.
Remarks
You could also use other shellfish, such as mussels or clams.

For a thicker, creamier sauce, add 1/2 ladle of starch-rich spaghetti cooking water to the cockle cooking juices in step 6.
Keeping
Enjoy immediately.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
1,465 Kcal or 6,134 Kj40 gr173 gr68 gr
73 %15 %16 %10 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
162 Kcal or 678 Kj4 gr19 gr7 gr
8 %2 %2 %1 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
733 Kcal or 3,069 Kj20 gr87 gr34 gr
37 %8 %8 %5 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Sulfites, Gluten, Egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 people : 3.32 £
  • Per person : 1.66 £

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This recipe uses (among others)
CocklesCockles: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fisherman's Ragout, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Tagliatelle with cockles, Crusty cockle tart, How to prepare cockles, ... All
SpaghettiSpaghetti: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spaghetti with tomatoes and pesto, Spaghetti with mussels and basil, Spaghetti Carbonara, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, ... All
Liquid creamLiquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Langoustine gratin, Like Bounty, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Risotto-style celeriac, ... All
Olive oilOlive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kale and potato soup, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Leek and fresh tuna tart, Chicken club sandwich, Cauliflower coconut curry, ... All
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