Linguine and Clams with White Wine Butter Sauce

Man was this good. I'm drooling just thinking about it...

I made this dish a few weeks ago but hadn't had the time to post it until now.

It was delicious, this is a winning dish!

I bought fresh clams, they are actually pretty reasonable in price - which is always a good thing!

About an hour before you want to eat, you are going to want to cover the clams in water with about a teaspoon of pepper or corn meal. This will make the clams spit out any sand they are holding on to, giving you a more satisfying bite (without grit!)

Throw out any clams that are already opened up or cracked.

After the clams have been soaking for about an hour

Get your pasta going in some boiling heavily salted water, you can use any kind of pasta you like, I use a long skinny spaghetti or linguine. The pasta should take about 8 minutes to cook.

Next,  I start on the sauce.. 

This is another fun dish to make with things you already have around the house and in your kitchen.
If you like a certain vegetable, throw it in a try it out. I used mushrooms, onion and garlic. 

Saute about 1/4 cup of chopped onions, 1/4 cup of mushrooms and a tablespoon of garlic in a pan with a little butter and olive oil (about a tablespoon of each) for about 3-5 minutes. Next add in about a cup of white wine and let it reduce for about 2 minutes (another option is to use chicken stock instead of wine, or use both). Next - pull the clams out of the water and add them to the white wine sauce and cover until all of the clams open up (about 4-5 minutes) throw out any clams that do not open. Add in the cooked and drained pasta with about a tablespoon of butter.

Mix it all together with tongs or a fork and serve!

I chose to serve the dish with a toasted piece of bread that I rubbed with garlic.

It was perfect for soaking up that yummy sauce!

Enjoy!!