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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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 50 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 60 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley : Stage 1
Prepare and cook 1 kg cockles.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 15 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley : Stage 2
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 : Stage 3
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 : Stage 4
In a large frying pan over high heat, pour in 4 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 : Stage 5
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 : Stage 6
Pour in 250 g liquid cream and the glass of cockle juice and mix well.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.
Creamy spaghetti with cockles and parsley : Stage 7
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 : Stage 8
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
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe130 RDI=50 %360 RDI=30 %170 RDI=30 %3,430 RDI=170 %14,360 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=3 %20 RDI=2 %9 RDI=1 %190 RDI=9 %790 RDI: 9 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %90 RDI=8 %40 RDI=6 %860 RDI=40 %3,590 RDI: 40 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Sulfites, Gluten, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 7.80 €
  • Per person : 1.95 €

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