Recipe: Yummy Linguine with White Clam Sauce

Recipe: Yummy Linguine with White Clam Sauce Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Linguine with White Clam Sauce. A splash of white wine and a sprinkling of basil simmer right along with garlic, parsley and clams, enlivening the basic sauce for this delightful clam linguini. Heat a large deep skillet over medium heat. Linguine with White Clam Sauce is one of Anne Burrell's favorite "happy foods." Get this simple recipe from Secrets of a Restaurant Chef on Food Network.
Meanwhile, heat extra-virgin olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
While the pasta cooks make the clam sauce.
Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-low heat.
You can cook Linguine with White Clam Sauce using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Linguine with White Clam Sauce
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Prepare of salt.
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It’s of linguine.
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Prepare of clam juice.
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It’s of butter or margarine.
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Prepare of chopped garlic.
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It’s of chopped parsley.
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Prepare of pepper.
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You need of chopped or minced clams, drained, reserving liquid.
Meanwhile, add linguine to pasta water.
Cook until liquid is reduced by half.
When the linguine is al dente and the sauce is reduced, add the pasta directly to the sauce.
Cook and toss until the pasta is coated with the sauce.
Linguine with White Clam Sauce step by step
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Add 1 tbsp salt to 5 qt of water and bring to a boil..
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Add pasta and stir. Strain after 10-12 minutes..
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In medium sauce pan, combine reserved clam liquid, clam juice, butter, garlic, parsley, and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 10 minutes..
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Remove from heat. Stir in clams..
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Toss clam sauce with hot cooked pasta..
This is an easy, inexpensive, white clam sauce.
Try it over any kind of pasta; lemon pepper linguine is especially tasty.
Extend the sauce for larger portions by adding in one half cup of chicken broth.
By this point, your linguine should be just shy of the al dente stage - still a little chewy.
Use some long tongs (these silicone tipped tongs work great because they grip the pasta) and transfer the linguine directly from the pot to the pan with the white clam sauce to simmer for a few minutes until the pasta finishes cooking.