Ron's Favorite Linguine With Clam Sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 (6.5 ounce) can baby clams, drained with juices reserved
• 1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped oregano

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• heat oil in a stockpot over high heat. saute garlic in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• stir red pepper flakes with the garlic; add wine and reserved clam juice. cook the mixture until the liquid reduces in volume by half, about 3 minutes.
• drop butter into the liquid and cook until melted, 2 to 3 minutes; season with salt and pepper. add clams to the pot; cook until he clams are heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. stir linguine with the clam mixture to coat; season with parsley and oregano.