What do You Do With That Unfinished Bottle Of Wine?

My hubby & I aren?t wine drinkers so we can never finish that bottle of wine. What do I do with it?? Since I love to cook, I save them for cooking. This time, I?ve used about ¼ bottle to cook Spaghetti Vongole & enjoy the rest of the wine. You?ll get a plate of juicy, succulent white wine clams. I?m sure there?re occasions where you bite into ?sandy? clams while dining in restaurants. So what?s the secret to get rid of the sand in the clams?

The trick to ?sand-free? clams: Most recipes don?t tell you to put clams in salt water before cooking. But I?ve the habit of doing that to purge the sands. You?ll know why I insist on soaking in salt water when you see how dirty the water is when you try cooking clams.

1 kg Clams (Serves 3 - 1kg is a lot but we love clams!)
2 cloves of garlic
1 chilli
¼ bottle of white wine
2 tbsp of Extra Virgin olive oil
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Soak clams in salt water for at least ½ hr. Throw away any clams that have broken shells. If shells are opened, tap on them. If it?s alive, it?ll close else discard.

Prepare your spaghetti according to the instructions on your pasta pack. Do not overcook the pasta. Meanwhile, slice the garlic & cut up the chilli & pasley.

Heat pan & sauteed the garlic & chilli.

Add clams, wine & salt. Cover with lid for about 4-5mins to open up the clams. Throw away empty shells & discard any unopened clams.

Add your pasta & parsley & toss well.

Here?s your juicy plate of classic Spaghetti Alla Vongole! Do you have any other suggestions for that bottle of unfinished wine? Share your ideas with other readers here.