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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