Spaghetti with seafood (lupini clams)

There are many variations of this recipe, but our favorite is the one with lupini clams, which in addition are often among the least expensive seafood.

Let's start with the ingredients and calculated quantities for 4 people:

• Spaghetti 350 g

• Seafood (lupini clams) 1 kg

• Garlic and parsley

• Extra virgin olive oil

• Fine and coarse salt

• Black pepper

After the very important process of cleaning the lupini clams, the preparation of this recipe will take an average of 20 minutes.

The seafood should be previously soaked in water and coarse salt for at least a couple of hours to ensure that the sand in the seafood is expelled. After soaking, rinse the lupins one last time before placing them in a closed, heated pan to make them open. As soon as the shells have all opened turn off the heat immediately so as not to overcook the clams.

Before we continue, here are our two tips:

1. Strain the juice produced from the fruits to be sure to remove the last possible residue of sand as shown in the video... better safe than sorry, right? :-)

2. Take advantage of this extra step to remove some of your seafood shells; when there are too many shells, the dish is less comfortable to eat.

At this point, heat olive oil in a large frying pan; for guidance, a generous tablespoon of oil per person should be enough. Add a clove of garlic and let it brown. Add the seafood with the juice that you have strained and finally the parsley that you have previously chopped finely.

Meanwhile, launch the spaghetti cooking in a pot of lightly salted water, being careful not to exceed half the cooking time indicated on the package; the spaghetti will finish cooking in the lupini clams sauce.

Drain the spaghetti, but before adding them to the pan with the seafood sauce, remember to remove the garlic clove. Sauté everything in the pan to finish cooking the spaghetti and voila...the dish is served!!!

This classic dish of Mediterranean cuisine is a sure value, suitable for any occasion. Let us know in the comments if you use our same process or if you have a preference for another type of seafood.

Enjoy!!!