Linguini with Clams - Only the Lonely!

Ingredients

Fresh clams (about a pound)

A container of fresh chopped clams with the juice

Diced 1/2 yellow or white onion (I used white onion) you are welcome to use shallot

1 minced clove of garlic

Three tablespoons of olive oil. Use only two for sautéing, the last tbspoon is when mixing sauce and pasta

¼ cup or more of white wine

¼ teaspoon of paprika
Pepper flakes (to taste)
Sea salt and fresh pepper to taste
¼ cup of chopped Italian parsley (optional) 
 Procedure
Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan
Add the diced the onions, the garlic, paprika and sauté all ingredients until onions are translucent and or soft; Mmmmm enjoy the aroma!!
Add chopped clams, clam juice and wine simmer in a low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, add salt & pepper, adjust flavors!
Add the fresh clams, cover the pan.
It would just a matter of minutes until all the fresh clams are opened
Discard the un-opened clams!
Make the linguini pasta according to package instructions while the sauce is in the making
Once the pasta is done, the sauce should also be done and all the clams should be opened

Drain the pasta but keep a little less that ¼ cup of pasta water

Place the pasta on a serving dish, add the sauce, add chopped Italian parsley and pepper flakes for flavoring and the remaining tbspoon of olive oil.

Many other recipes would call for butter, I try to stay away from it, so I use OO,

Pour some Pinot Grigio on wine glass and enjoy the pasta!

Eat Well, Eat Happy

Nena...