YUMMMY RECIPES - VONGOLE

To this day I crave this dish Vongole, dear friend, MELISSA LOPEZ , who cooked and brougth it to Rene Orosa's home for a get-together dinner with husband Joel, sister Bettina, brother in law, Serge Osmena and Susan Reyes, that night , that evening was forever engraved into my taste bud memory sealed by the aroma and flavors of Melissa's pasta dish. YUUMMMMM...., THE PASTA WAS COOKED PERFECTLY, CLAMS AND JUICE TASTED SO FRESH  IT WAS ALMOST SWEET, just absolutely unforgettable ..MELISSA IS BEAUTIFUL AS SHE IS PASSIONATE WITH HER FOOD AND I THINK WE WILL BE HAVING MORE RECIPES FROM HER AS SHE IS VERY GENEROUS WITH HER RECIPES AS WELL.




I ASK MELING , AS I SO DEARLY CALL  HER, TO SHARE THIS RECIPE AND HERE IT IS, YOU JUST SIMPLY HAVE TO TRY THIS...
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VONGOLE

2 kilos manila clams boil half and remove from shells
4 garlic cloves if you want more ok.
1 block of butter
1 cup water
1 pack de checco spaghettini
flat Italian parleys
1 tbsp Italian chili flakes.
boil noodles only half way.
in a large pan 1 tbsp olive oil and half of the butter saute your garlic be sure not to burn it.then add the half closed clams and add a little water and let it open then throw in the deshelled clams and toss make sure you get a nice thick consistency and add chili flakes,salt and pepper and lastly toss in the other half of the butter cut into cubes into the spaghettini then sprinkle with Italian parsley before you serve.
You may add white wine instead of water but I don't because I do not like wine in my food ,question of taste???

Melissa adds:

"BE SURE TO MAKE YOUR PASTA AL DENTE SO  3 MINUTES BOILING THEN ANOTHER 3 COOKING WITH THE CLAMS AND TASTE THE NOODLE TO GET IT RIGHT"

ENJOY