Creamy White Clam Sauce Recipe

Creamy White Clam Sauce

From elgourmand 14 years ago

This is a main coirse pasta dish that goes well with a crisp green salid with a light dressing, French rolls & a dry white wine

• 6 Tbs butter or olive oil shopping list
• 6 Tbs flour shopping list
• 3 Strips bacon, chopped shopping list
• 3 cups milk shopping list
• ¼ Tsp fresh course ground pepper shopping list
• 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped shopping list
• Hand full fresh mushrooms, course chopped (optional) shopping list
• 2 large ripe olives, chopped (optional) shopping list
• ¼ Tsp basil (or to taste) shopping list
• ¼ Tsp oregano (or to taste) shopping list
• 12 oz clams with juice (more if you like it really clammy) shopping list
• ½ C white wine (more is optional) shopping list
• 1 lb pasta of choice cooked el Dante ( I like Angles Hair but vermicelli works fine) shopping list

1. Cook pasta el Dante, drain & cover to keep warm
2. In a medium sauce pan cook the bacon until done but not crisp
3. Add butter or olive and stir until bubbling
4. Add flour and cook for four or five minutes, making sure you have a smooth texture throughout, except for bacon bits
5. add milk, mushrooms, olives and spices and cook until just on the simmer, stirring constantly.
6. Add clams with juice and wine and bring back to simmer, stirring constantly
You can serve the pasta and spoon the sauce over it or mix the sauce with the pasta and stir gently but thoroughly then top with a bit of parsley and parmesan or Romano cheese. Try this sauce using Mussels instead of clams.

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" It was excellent "
chef_irish ate it and said...
I Love This and I Want to Use It When My Gram's and Step-Dad Stop By, As This Was Our Fav. When They Visited. Thanks! (My Step-Dad and I Would Always Sit Around and Chat and Share A Big Bowl of Steamers and Butter):)Tami
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" It was excellent "
andreac ate it and said...
Sprinkling of Italian parsley perhaps?
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elgourmand 14 years ago
Great stuff Janet. Glad you're into making changes to the recipe to suit your own taste. I haven't had canned clams in 20 years as fresh Cherrystone clams are really cheep here in Samoa. Let me know how the canned clams turn out. You can do this same dish using mussels and it's delicious.
Robert
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" It was excellent "
jlv1023 ate it and said...
love clam sauce but always so runny, now this I will love,

Have clams, will need to make this on Friday,
Thanks
Janet High 5
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Reviewed by 7 people

love clam sauce but always so runny, now this I will love,

Have clams, will need to make this on Friday,
Thanks
Janet High 5

jlv1023 in Ansonia loved it
Sprinkling of Italian parsley perhaps?

andreac in Cape Town loved it
I Love This and I Want to Use It When My Gram's and Step-Dad Stop By, As This Was Our Fav. When They Visited. Thanks! (My Step-Dad and I Would Always Sit Around and Chat and Share A Big Bowl of Steamers and Butter):)Tami

chef_irish in Gainesville loved it

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