Date Night Chilli Clam Pasta with Fried Calamari by @cedriklorenzen

50 min

2 servings

🫗

50 ml

Oil

🌶️

2.5

Chillies

🐚

500 g

Clams

🍷

30 ml

White wine

🌶️

45 g

Chilli oil

20 g

Jamon

🧅

0.5

Shallot

🧄

1

Garlic clove

🍲

150 g

Fish stock

🧈

45 g

Butter

🌿

Parsley

🍋

0.5

Lemon juice

🍝

160 g

Pasta

🦑

2

Squid

🌾

Flour

🧂

Salt

🌶️

Fried chilli

🌾

130 g

Semolina flour

🥚

1

Egg yolk

🥚

1

Egg

🫒

1 tsp

Olive oil

🧂

Sea salt

🐚

4 g

Cuttlefish ink

  1. Add
    • Chillies

    Add the finely chopped chillies to a heat-proof bowl.

  2. Heat
    • Oil
    • Chillies

    Heat the oil until smoking point and add it to the chillies.

  3. Cool
    • Chillies
    • Chilli oil
    • Squid

    Allow to cool before straining, reserving the chillies and the chilli oil separately; keep the chilli pieces for the squid.

  4. Heat
    • Clams
    • White wine

    Heat a small pot until very hot and add the clams and white wine.

  5. Shake
    • Clams

    Close with a lid and shake a few times for 2-4 minutes, or until the clams have fully opened.

  6. Cover
    • Clams

    Take the clams off the heat, cover, and set aside in a container in the meantime.

  7. Add
    • Chilli oil
    • Jamon
    • Shallot

    In a skillet on medium heat, add the chilli oil, followed by the Jamon and shallot, and gently cook.

  8. Add
    • Garlic clove

    Add the garlic and cook a little more.

  9. Add
    • White wine

    Add a generous splash of white wine and allow it to reduce by half.

  10. Add
    • Fish stock

    Add the fish stock and allow it to reduce by a third.

  11. Cook
    • Pasta

    At this stage, start the pasta and cook it towards al dente.

  12. Add
    • Clams
    • Butter

    Add the clams and butter to the skillet and stir through well.

  13. Add
    • Pasta

    Add the pasta and a bit of pasta water, which will thicken the sauce slightly, and stir well.

  14. Add
    • Parsley
    • Lemon juice

    Add the parsley and lemon juice.

  15. Plate

    Plate immediately.

  16. Dust
    • Squid
    • Flour

    Dust the squid quarters in flour.

  17. Fry
    • Squid
    • Oil

    Fry the squid in oil at 350F/180C.

  18. Season
    • Squid
    • Salt
    • Lemon juice

    Season the fried squid with salt, lemon juice, and fried chilli.

  19. Mix
    • Semolina flour
    • Egg yolk
    • Egg

    Follow the regular pasta-making preparation for the squid ink pasta, mixing the semolina flour, egg yolk, egg, olive oil, sea salt, and cuttlefish ink into a dough, as an alternative to regular pasta.

Date Night Chilli Clam Pasta with Fried Calamari by @cedriklorenzen

50 min

2 servings

🫗

50 ml

Oil

🌶️

2.5

Chillies

🐚

500 g

Clams

🍷

30 ml

White wine

🌶️

45 g

Chilli oil

20 g

Jamon

🧅

0.5

Shallot

🧄

1

Garlic clove

🍲

150 g

Fish stock

🧈

45 g

Butter

🌿

Parsley

🍋

0.5

Lemon juice

🍝

160 g

Pasta

🦑

2

Squid

🌾

Flour

🧂

Salt

🌶️

Fried chilli

🌾

130 g

Semolina flour

🥚

1

Egg yolk

🥚

1

Egg

🫒

1 tsp

Olive oil

🧂

Sea salt

🐚

4 g

Cuttlefish ink

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/19

    Add the finely chopped chillies to a heat-proof bowl.

    🌶️Chillies
    🥣Heat-proof bowl
  2. Step 2/19

    Heat the oil until smoking point and add it to the chillies.

    🫗Oil
    🌶️Chillies
    🥣Heat-proof bowl
  3. Step 3/19

    Allow to cool before straining, reserving the chillies and the chilli oil separately; keep the chilli pieces for the squid.

    🌶️Chillies
    🌶️Chilli oil
    🧺Strainer
    🫙Container
  4. Step 4/19

    Heat a small pot until very hot and add the clams and white wine.

    🐚Clams
    🍷White wine
    🍲Small pot
  5. Step 5/19

    Close with a lid and shake a few times for 2-4 minutes, or until the clams have fully opened.

    🍲Small pot
    ✨Lid
  6. Step 6/19

    Take the clams off the heat, cover, and set aside in a container in the meantime.

    🐚Clams
    🫙Container
  7. Step 7/19

    In a skillet on medium heat, add the chilli oil, followed by the Jamon and shallot, and gently cook.

    🌶️Chilli oil
    Jamon
    🧅Shallot
    🍳Skillet
  8. Step 8/19

    Add the garlic and cook a little more.

    🧄Garlic clove
    🍳Skillet
  9. Step 9/19

    Add a generous splash of white wine and allow it to reduce by half.

    🍷White wine
    🍳Skillet
  10. Step 10/19

    Add the fish stock and allow it to reduce by a third.

    🍲Fish stock
    🍳Skillet
  11. Step 11/19

    At this stage, start the pasta and cook it towards al dente.

    🍝Pasta
    🍲Small pot
  12. Step 12/19

    Add the clams and butter to the skillet and stir through well.

    🐚Clams
    🧈Butter
    🍳Skillet
  13. Step 13/19

    Add the pasta and a bit of pasta water, which will thicken the sauce slightly, and stir well.

    🍝Pasta
    🍳Skillet
  14. Step 14/19

    Add the parsley and lemon juice.

    🌿Parsley
    🍋Lemon juice
    🍳Skillet
  15. Step 15/19

    Plate immediately.

  16. Step 16/19

    Dust the squid quarters in flour.

    🦑Squid
    🌾Flour
    🪵Cutting board
  17. Step 17/19

    Fry the squid in oil at 350F/180C.

    🦑Squid
    🫗Oil
  18. Step 18/19

    Season the fried squid with salt, lemon juice, and fried chilli.

    🦑Squid
    🧂Salt
    🍋Lemon juice
    🌶️Fried chilli
  19. Step 19/19

    Follow the regular pasta-making preparation for the squid ink pasta, mixing the semolina flour, egg yolk, egg, olive oil, sea salt, and cuttlefish ink into a dough, as an alternative to regular pasta.

    🌾Semolina flour
    🥚Egg yolk
    🥚Egg
    🫒Olive oil
    🧂Sea salt
    🐚Cuttlefish ink
    🥣Mixing bowl
    🥖Rolling pin

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Fat/Oil, Vegetables, Spices, Seafood, Alcohol, Meat, Stock, Dairy, Herbs, Fruit, Grains, Eggs

Ingredients

Oil, Chillies, Clams, White wine, Chilli oil, Jamon, Shallot, Garlic clove, Fish stock, Butter, Parsley, Lemon juice, Pasta, Squid, Flour, Salt, Fried chilli, Semolina flour, Egg yolk, Egg, Olive oil, Sea salt, Cuttlefish ink

Notes

Oil (for the chilli oil, optional, to fry the squid in, at 350F/180C), Chillies (2-3, finely chopped, for the chilli oil), Clams (ready cleaned and prepped, for steaming), White wine (for steaming the clams, generous splash, for the sauce, to be reduced by half), Chilli oil (reserved from the chilli oil step, or regular oil, for the pasta sauce), Jamon (or prosciutto, finely chopped), Shallot (onion shallot, very finely chopped), Garlic clove (very finely chopped), Fish stock (or chicken stock), Butter (40-50g), Parsley (small handful, very finely chopped, including stems), Lemon juice (half a squeeze, to season the fried calamari), Pasta (+-, regular or squid ink pasta), Squid (small, cleaned, prepped, and sliced in quarters, for fried calamari, optional), Flour (to dust the squid in), Salt (to season the fried calamari), Fried chilli (reserved chilli pieces, to season the fried calamari), Egg yolk (for the squid ink pasta), Cuttlefish ink (for the squid ink pasta dough)

Allergens

Crustaceans, Molluscs, Sulphites, Fish, Milk, Gluten, Eggs

Dietetics

Calories

720 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 32g, Carbohydrates: 62g, Fat: 38g, Fiber: 3g, Sugars: 3g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Iron: 7mg, Sodium: 980mg, Zinc: 2mg, Potassium: 480mg

Vitamins

Vitamin B12: 25µg, Vitamin C: 10mg, Vitamin A: 120µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

30 minutes

Cooking

20 minutes

Overall

50 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Medium (2/4)

Steps

19 steps

Equipments

Utensils

Heat-proof bowl, Strainer, Small pot, Lid, Container, Skillet, Knife, Cutting board, Rolling pin, Mixing bowl

Appliances

Stove, Deep fryer

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Occasions

Date Night

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@cedriklorenzen

Origin

Cuisine

Geographic

Italy, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Saucy, Tender, Crispy

Flavors

Spicy, Savory, Umami, Briny, Buttery, Citrusy

Other

Price

High

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

leftovers : 1 day (store in an airtight container,best eaten fresh as pasta and clams toughen on reheating,reheat gently with a splash of water or stock), raw clams (if prepped ahead) : 1 day (keep refrigerated,cook on the day of purchase for best quality)