Primo Piatto

Primo Piatto Linguine with Clams

Littleneck clams 50 Extra virgin olive oil 6 tablespoons, divided Garlic, chopped 2 cloves Red pepper flakes � teaspoon White wine 1 cup Barilla Linguine 1 box (16 ounces) Italian parsley, roughly chopped � cup

SOAK clams in water and sea salt for one hour. Scrub well and rinse with fresh water. BRING a large pot of water to a boil. HEAT half of the oil in a large skillet; add chopped garlic, red pepper flakes and saut�. ADD clams, wine and cover with a lid. Cook over medium heat until the clams are completely open. Discard any closed clams and half of the shells. Leave some clams in the shell as garnish. COOK pasta in salted water for six minutes. Drain reserving some of the cooking water. Add pasta to the skillet with clams. Toss well adding some of the cooking water if needed until the pasta is al dente and well combined with the sauce. STIR in remaining oil. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.

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