Best Linguinii With Broccoli Shrimp Wh Clam Sauce Recipes

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LINGUINE WITH SHRIMP AND CLAM SAUCE



Linguine With Shrimp and Clam Sauce image

My husband's favorite seafood dish. The sauce is thin and rich, but not creamy nor red. I use a can of diced clams, though the recipe originally calls for 2 dozen cherrystone or littleneck clams, shucked, reserving the liquid. It's up to you on which one you'd like to use.

Provided by Lovellama

Categories     High Protein

Time 35m

Yield 3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 1/2 ounces minced clams (canned)
water
1/2 lb medium shrimp
8 ounces linguine
1 tablespoon dry sherry
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons parsley, minced
salt

Steps:

  • Open clams, drain water and save, set clams aside. Let water stand to settle and sand or debris, then carefully pour into a measuring cup. Discard sand. Add water to liquid to give you 1 cup of liquid. Put aside.
  • Shell and devein shrimp, keep shells. Chop shrimp into small pieces.
  • In a saucepot, cook linguine as per instructions on package; drain. Return to pot and keep warm.
  • In the meantime, in a 2 quart saucepan over high heat, heat clam liquid, shrimp shells, and sherry to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover pot and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • With a slotted spoon, remove shrimp shells and discard. Pour mixture into a bowl and set aside.
  • Into the same saucepan add butter olive oil, and garlic; cook over medium-low heat until garlic is lightly brown.
  • Stir in clam liquid mixture, clams, and shrimp. Heat to boiling over high heat, stirring occasionally.
  • Add parsley and cook 1 minute.
  • Add salt to taste, serve over linguine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 697.4, Fat 28.7, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 186.9, Sodium 269.6, Carbohydrate 61.8, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 1.6, Protein 41.3

LINGUINE WITH WHITE CLAM AND BROCCOLI SAUCE



Linguine with White Clam and Broccoli Sauce image

You can chop the garlic if you like, but I prefer slices. They are mellower in flavor and become part of the texture of the dish. In most pasta dishes the idea is to make just enough sauce to coat the pasta lightly. When clam sauce is served with linguine, however, there should be a little extra broth. Other hard-shelled clams, such as Manila or butter clams, make a good substitute, but I love littleneck clams for this sauce. With this dish, as with many pasta dishes using long, thin pasta shapes, I prefer to cook the pasta very al dente and finish it in the sauce. It's a balancing act-determining when the pasta is ready and the sauce is the right consistency-but you can always hold the pasta or the sauce for a minute or two, while the other one catches up.

Yield makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Salt
3 cups broccoli florets
36 littleneck clams
1 pound linguine
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
1/2 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Steps:

  • Cook the broccoli in a large saucepan of boiling salted water just until it is softened a little bit, about 2 minutes. Drain it well and cool under cold running water. Drain completely, then chop the broccoli coarsely.
  • Scrub and shuck the clams according to the directions on page 7, reserving the liquid. Strain the liquid, chop the clams, and combine them with the liquid.
  • Bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil in an 8-quart pot over high heat. Stir the linguine into the boiling water. Return to a boil, stirring frequently. Cook the pasta, semi-covered, stirring occasionally, until not quite done al dente, about 6 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Scatter the garlic over the oil and cook, shaking the pan, until golden, about 2 minutes. Add the blanched broccoli and crushed red pepper and cook until the broccoli is sizzling, about 2 minutes. Pour in the clams and their liquid and bring to a boil. Ladle about 1/2 cup of pasta-cooking water into the skillet. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so the sauce is at a lively simmer. Cook until the broccoli is tender, about 4 minutes.
  • If the skillet is large enough to accommodate the sauce and pasta, fish the pasta out of the boiling water with a large wire skimmer and drop it directly into the sauce in the skillet. If not, drain the pasta, return it to the pot, and pour in the sauce. Bring the sauce and pasta to a boil, stir in the parsley, and check the seasoning, adding salt and crushed red pepper if necessary. Cook, stirring, until the pasta is done and there is enough sauce to coat the pasta generously but still form a small pool in the bottom of the pan, 1 to 2 minutes. Divide the pasta among warmed bowls, spooning some of the sauce from the pan and drizzling some of the remaining olive oil over each serving.

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