Linguine with herbed clam sauce
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Chopped shallot |
| 2 | Garlic cloves forced through a garlic | |
| ; press | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter |
| 2 | tablespoons | All-purpose flour |
| ⅓ | cup | Dry white wine |
| 1 | cup | Bottled clam juice |
| A; (10-ounce) can whole | ||
| ; baby clams | ||
| ; including the juice | ||
| ¼ | cup | Minced fresh parsley leaves |
| 2 | teaspoons | Minced fresh thyme leaves or 3/4 teaspoon; crumbled |
| ; dried | ||
| ½ | pounds | Linguine |
Directions
In a deep skillet cook the shallot and the garlic in the butter over moderate heat, stirring, until they are pale golden, add the flour, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in the wine, the bottled clam juice, and the clams with the juice and simmer the sauce, stirring, for 5 minutes. Stir in the parsley, the thyme, and salt and pepper to taste and keep the sauce warm. In a kettle of salted boiling water boil the linguine until it is al dente, drain it, and in the skillet toss it with the clam sauce.
Serves 2.
Gourmet July 1993
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