Linguine with Clams and Porcini Mushrooms

Description

A delicious and elegant meal. Make sure you get good fresh littleneck clams. Serve with Italian bread, green salad a good bottle of wine!

Ingredients

  • 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 10 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
  • 36 fresh clams, cleaned
  • 2 cups dry white wine
  • 4 tomatoes, cubed
  • 3 (8 ounce) jars clam juice
  • 1 ½ cups chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 (16 ounce) package linguine pasta

Instructions

  1. Soak mushrooms 20 to 30 minutes in cold water to rehydrate. Dry
  2. and coarsely chop.
  3. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms
  4. garlic
  5. and red pepper. Cook until browned. Stir in clams and white wine. As clams open
  6. remove to a medium bowl
  7. discarding those that remain closed.
  8. Mix tomatoes
  9. clam juice
  10. and parsley into the mushroom mixture. Simmer until slightly thickened
  11. about 15 minutes.
  12. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine
  13. and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  14. Return clams to the broth mixture and cook until heated through. Thoroughly mix in cooked linguine just before serving.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 8

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