Linguine With Clam Sauce

Name: Linguine With Clam Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove, sliced; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; (Pinch of red pepper flakes); 4 pounds small clams (such as littlenecks), scrubbed; 1 cup dry white wine; 2 tablespoons olive oil; (1 large tomato, chopped); 1 large garlic clove, minced; 1 pound dried linguine or spaghetti; 2 tablespoons butter; ¼ cup chopped parsley; Salt and black pepper

Cuisine:Italian

Course:Sauce

20m prep 25m cook 45m ready

4 to 6 servings For red clam sauce, add the optional tomatoes. To use canned clams, add four 6 ½-ounce cans chopped or whole clams with their juices to the cooked pasta.

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Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, sliced
½ teaspoon dried oregano
(Pinch of red pepper flakes)
4 pounds small clams (such as littlenecks), scrubbed
1 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons olive oil
(1 large tomato, chopped)
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 pound dried linguine or spaghetti
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup chopped parsley
Salt and black pepper

Let's Cook

Step 1.

Heat in a large pot over medium-high heat: 1 tablespoon olive oil
Step 2.

Add and cook, stirring, until the onion softens, 3 to 5 minutes: 1 small onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove, sliced; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; (Pinch of red pepper flakes)
Step 3.

Increase the heat to high and add: 4 pounds small clams (such as littlenecks), scrubbed; 1 cup dry white wine
Step 4.

Cover the pot and cook until the clams open. Pour the clams and broth into a large bowl and let cool slightly. Working over the bowl to catch the juices, shuck the clams; if the clams are sandy, rinse them in the broth as you go. Put the clams in a small bowl, strain the broth, and set aside.
Step 5.

Heat in a large skillet: 2 tablespoons olive oil
Step 6.

Add and cook, stirring, for a few minutes: (1 large tomato, chopped); 1 large garlic clove, minced
Step 7.

Add the broth and simmer until reduced to about 1 cup. Meanwhile, cook in a large pot of boiling salted water: 1 pound dried linguine or spaghetti
Step 8.

Stir the clams and any liquid into the skillet and stir in: 2 tablespoons butter; ¼ cup chopped parsley
Step 9.

Drain the pasta and add to the sauce, tossing to coat. Season to taste with: Salt and black pepper