Seafood & Fish
White Clam Sauce & Linguine
White clam sauce is a fairly easy to prepare sauce, that does not really take a long time. This recipe will serve 4 persons with a pound of pasta. Of course the choice of which style pasta you use is up to you but linguine does go great with it
Directions
- Place the Olive oil in a large sauté pan and bring up to medium heat.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook until translucent.
- Strain the clams and set aside reserving the broth.
- You should have 2+ cups of clam liquor if not add a little water.
- Add the pepper flakes, oregano and clam liquid to the pan bring up to a boil and cook until the liquid is reduced by ½.
- While it is reducing begin to cook your pasta.
- Making sure you cook the pasta in well salted water.
- When the sauce is reduced lower heat to a simmer and add the chicken broth.
- Once the pasta is done, strain.
- Now add the butter and parsley to the sauce and twirl the pan to melt and combine the butter.
- When fully incorporated into the dish add the calms and allow to cook for a minute or two to bring up to heat.
- Return the pasta to the pot you cooked it in and pour the sauce over the top and toss to combine and coat all the pasta with the sauce.
- Serve.
- I like to serve with a little extra virgin Olive oil drizzled over the pasta & Parmesan cheese and fresh ground black pepper and a little parsley on top.
