Linguine with Red Clam Sauce

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 large cloves garlic, chopped
• 2/3 cup dry white wine
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• Pinch dried red-pepper flakes
• 3 cups canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (one 28-ounce can)
• 1 cup bottled clam juice
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, more if needed
• 3/4 pound chopped clams, drained (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
• 3/4 pound linguine

1. In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderately low heat.
2. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
3. Add the wine, thyme, and red-pepper flakes; bring to a simmer.
4. Cook until reduced to about 1/3 cup, about 5 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes, clam juice, and salt.
6. Raise the heat to moderate and bring to a simmer.
7. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
8. Add the clams and bring back to a simmer.
9. Continue simmering until the clams are just done, about 1 minute longer.
10. Stir in the parsley and black pepper.
11. Taste the sauce for salt, and add more if needed.
12. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the linguine until just done, about 12 minutes.
13. Drain and toss with the sauce.

olive oil, garlic, white wine, thyme, redpepper, tomatoes, clam juice, salt, clams, flatleaf, freshground black pepper, linguine

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/linguine-red-clam-sauce (may not work)