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Linguine with White Wine and Clams

Name: Linguine with White Wine and Clams
Total time: 1 h 27 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 36 littleneck clams, scrubbed; 75 g fine cornmeal, for purging the clams; cold water, for purging the clams, about 3.8 litres, enough to cover them, to taste; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large shallot, minced; 2 tsp thyme leaves; ½ tsp red chili flakes; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp kosher salt, for the clams; 240 ml dry white wine; 240 ml bottled clam juice; 120 ml chicken stock, low-sodium if store-bought; ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground; 2 lemons, quartered; 4 tbsp unsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes; 450 g linguine; 1 tbsp kosher salt, for the pasta water; 115 g unsalted butter, at room temperature; 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 115 g Parmesan cheese, grated; 1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus more for garnish; 2 tbsp chives, minced; 2 tbsp oregano, chopped; 1 sourdough baguette, cut lengthwise in half; ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish

Littleneck clams steam open with shallot, thyme and garlic, then their briny juices are reduced with white wine and lemon and finished with cold butter. The pasta finishes in that sauce, with a cheesy herb garlic bread on the side.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on55 min
Total1 h 27 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Clams

36littleneck clams, scrubbed
75 gfine cornmeal, for purging the clams
to tastecold water, for purging the clams, about 3.8 litres, enough to cover them

Clam sauce

2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1large shallot, minced
2 tspthyme leaves
½ tspred chili flakes
6 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tspkosher salt, for the clams
240 mldry white wine
240 mlbottled clam juice
120 mlchicken stock, low-sodium if store-bought
¼ tspblack pepper, freshly ground
2lemons, quartered
4 tbspunsalted butter, cold, cut into cubes
450 glinguine
1 tbspkosher salt, for the pasta water

Garlic bread

115 gunsalted butter, at room temperature
60 mlextra-virgin olive oil
6 clovesgarlic, minced
115 gParmesan cheese, grated
1 cupflat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus more for garnish
2 tbspchives, minced
2 tbsporegano, chopped
1sourdough baguette, cut lengthwise in half

To serve

¼ cupflat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Mollusk shellfish
Celery
Sulfites
Clam
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Shallot
Chives
Carrot
Oregano
Thyme
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Yeast
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Alcohol

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy
Brothy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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