Spaghetti Vongole with Shiitake Mushrooms
Easy Japanese style vongole spaghetti with red chillies, shiitake mushrooms in a soy, sake broth.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 people 1x
- Category: Noodles
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound cockles (soaked, rinsed and cleaned)
- 1 pound dried spaghetti
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 teaspoon dried red chilies
- 10–15 shiitake mushrooms (julienned)
- 1 cup sake
- 2 tablespoons soy
- 1 tablespoon light soy
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
- Meanwhile in a large pan over high heat, add oil, garlic and cook for one minute.
- Add dried red chilies and cook for another minute.
- Add sake, soy, light soy, cockles and shiitake mushrooms. Bring to a boil, cover and cook for 4 minutes, or until cockles have opened. Turn off the heat.
- Boil pasta, drain but do not rinse. Add pasta to the vongole sauce and mix well using tongs. Top with shredded nori and serve.
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