Linguini and Clam Sauce

By pattie_d

Ingredients

• 1 pound linguini
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 48 littleneck clams
• 3 cloves sliced garlic
• 1 tablespoon chile flakes
• 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 4 ounces white wine
• 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Step 1

Sweat garlic in olive oil over medium heat. Add clams, white wine and chiles and cover until clams open about 3 minutes. While clams are cooking, cook pasta in boiling salted water. When clams are open, add butter and parsley and simmer for 30 seconds. Add cooked pasta, extra virgin oil and a splash of pasta water. Toss and serve.