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The Best Clam Sauce

Americaneasy4 servings
The Best Clam Sauce

Ingredients

  • (16 ounce) packagedried linguine
  • tablespoon solive oil
  • onion, chopped
  • clove sgarlic, chopped
  • (6.5 ounce) can sminced clams
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • tablespoon sdry white wine
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. 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.
  3. Warm olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until onions are translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain cans of minced clams, reserving1/2 of the juice.
  4. Stir clams, reserved juice, butter, wine, salt, and pepper into onion mixture. Simmer until sauce has reduced by 1/3 and has thickened, about 20 minutes.
  5. Spoon clam sauce over linguine and serve.