Main Ingredients:
Spiral pasta: 400g; Clams: 700g.
Additional Ingredients:
Enoki mushrooms: appropriate amount; Green peas: appropriate amount; Half a garlic.
Seasonings:
Black pepper salt: appropriate amount; Italian pasta sauce: appropriate amount.
Taste: Salty and fresh; Cooking method: Boiling; Time: 20 minutes; Difficulty: Ordinary.
Detailed Steps for Cooking Clam and Spiral Pasta
Cook the spiral pasta until 70% done: If the suggested cooking time on the package is 10 minutes, then cook for 7 minutes, turn off the heat, and let it soak in the water. Add oil to the pot, fry the garlic until fragrant over high heat.
After the garlic turns golden brown, turn to low heat and carefully pour in the cleaned clams (be careful not to be splashed by the hot oil). Add seasoning sauce and water in a ratio of 1:3. If there is no seasoning sauce, it can be replaced with cooking wine and sugar. Cover the pot, turn up the heat and cook the clams until they open. The clams I bought were relatively small and all opened within 1 minute after the water boiled.
Remove the cooked clams. Then lift the spiral pasta and transfer it to the clam water in the large pot.
At the same time, add enoki mushrooms (or other fresh mushrooms) to the pot, cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and then turn to medium heat and cook for 1-2 minutes until the spiral pasta is completely soft. Pay attention to check the water level and add a little water as appropriate.
When the spiral pasta is cooked through, turn off the heat. The spiral pasta has fully absorbed the clam water and is moderately soft and hard. Finally, add green peas (previously cooked, just heat them up) and the previously cooked clams.
Add black pepper salt and salt to taste. Stir-fry evenly. The clam water already contains salt, so be sure to taste it before seasoning.
Keep the heat off, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 2 minutes. If you happen to have instant pasta sauce at home, adding a little bit will make it taste better, but it is not necessary. The suggested amount is 1 small packet of pasta sauce for 1 serving of pasta, while my amount is 1 small packet of pasta sauce for 4 servings of pasta, because the clam broth is already very delicious.
Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and it’s done.
