Pepper And Pasta Cockles Food

LINGUINE WITH NEW ZEALAND COCKLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt. Drop the pasta into the boiling water; stir to keep pasta from sticking together. Cook until al dente according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and chiles, and cook for 1 minute, being careful not to let it brown. Stir in parsley, lemon zest, salt, and pepper; cook for 1 minute. Add cockles, and stir until well coated; cover tightly. Increase heat to medium high, and cook just until cockles begin to open, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Sprinkle cockles with vinegar, and cook, uncovered, until vinegar has evaporated, about 1 minute.
• When pasta is done, drain it, and transfer to a large platter. Remove cockles from broth, and place on pasta. Cook broth for 1 minute more. Remove from heat, and spoon broth over cockles. Serve immediately, garnished with basil.

CACIO E PEPE

Steps:

• Cook the pasta for 2 mins less than pack instructions state, in salted boiling water. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium frying pan over a low heat, then add the ground black pepper and toast for a few minutes.
• Drain the pasta, keeping 200ml of the pasta water. Tip the pasta and 100ml of the pasta water into the pan with the butter and pepper. Toss briefly, then scatter over the parmesan evenly, but don't stir - wait for the cheese to melt for 30 seconds, then once melted, toss everything well, and stir together. This prevents the cheese from clumping or going stringy and makes a smooth, shiny sauce. Add a splash more pasta water if you need to, to loosen the sauce and coat the pasta. Serve immediately with a good grating of black pepper.

PEPPER AND PASTA COCKLES

Steps:

• Drain cockles, reserving any vinegar for dressing.
• In a large bowl, mix together cockles, pasta and peppers.
• To prepare dressing, mix together all ingredients in a screw-top jar. Shake well. Pour over pasta mixture and toss lightly.
• Before serving, garnish with chives.

PENNE PASTA WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and reserve.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, red bell peppers and yellow bell peppers and saute for 10 minutes or until tender. Pour this vegetable mixture over cooked pasta and serve.

SPAGHETTI WITH BAKED ONIONS AND COCKLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Boil water for pasta. Place an 18-by-30-inch piece of foil on a rimmed baking sheet. Place cockles and onions in the middle.
• Squeeze seeds and juice from tomatoes (not cherry), and discard. Cut into 1-inch chunks; add to foil packet along with cherry tomatoes. Add olives, wine, oil, thyme, and oregano; season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Fold foil into a tight packet; seal ends well.
• Bake until onions are tender and cockles have opened, 25 to 30 minutes. Discard any unopened cockles.
• About 10 minutes before packet is done, add salt and pasta to boiling water. Cook until pasta is al dente according to package instructions. Drain pasta in a colander; transfer to a serving dish. Dot with butter; toss to coat pasta evenly.
• Carefully open packet to allow the steam to escape; turn out contents onto pasta. Toss to combine. Sprinkle with parsley, and serve immediately.

PASTA AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, saute peppers in butter until crisp-tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Combine cornstarch, broth and wine or additional broth until smooth; stir into pepper mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened., Remove from the heat; stir in the basil, salt and pepper. Drain pasta; toss with pepper mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

POOR MAN'S VONGOLE ROSSO

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan with a lid. Add the garlic and sizzle for 1 min, then tip in the tomatoes. Use the white wine to swirl round and rinse out the tomato can, then tip it into the pan, sprinkle over the sugar and turn up the heat. Simmer until everything becomes thick, making sure you stir occasionally so it doesn't burn on the bottom of the pan - this will take 15-20 mins.
• Once the tomatoes have had about 10 mins, cook the pasta in a big pan of salted water until just cooked - this will take about 10 mins - then drain. When the tomatoes and wine have reduced to a thick sauce, throw the cockles into the pan, stir once, cover with a lid and turn the heat up to max. Cook for 3-4 mins until all the cockles have opened, then stir again. Turn off the heat and stir through the pasta with the extra virgin olive oil until everything is coated. Try a strand of pasta and season with salt to taste. Bring the pan to the table with a separate bowl for the shells, and serve straight from the pan.