LINGUINE WITH PANCETTA, OLIVE OIL, CHILLI, CLAMS AND WHITE WINE ~ Jamie Oliver

LINGUINE WITH PANCETTA, OLIVE OIL,
CHILLI, CLAMS AND WHITE WINE
For 4 people

Ingredients
455g/1lb dried linguine, the best you can get
olive oil
4 rashers of pancetta or dry-cured smoky bacon, sliced thinly
1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
1-2 dried red chillies, crumbled
680g/1½lb clams
2 glasses of white wine
good handful of parsley, roughly chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method
1 Cook your inguine in salted boiling water until al
dente. Get a pan hot and add a couple of good lugs
of olive oil and the pancetta. Fry until golden, and
add the garlic and chillies. Soften slightly and add the clams.
2 Stir, then add the white wine. Put a lid on the pan
and cook for another couple of minutes until all the
clams have opened - discard any that remain closed.
3 Remove from the heat and add the drained
linguine. Stir in the parsley, correct the seasoning
and serve with all the cooking juices.