Linguine with Clams and Sausage Portug..

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F. Place the sausages in a small baking pan. Bake them until they are browned, about 20 minutes. Transfer the sausages to a dinner plate and cut them into 1/2-inch chunks. Reserve.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until it is not quite al dente. Lift the pasta out of the pot with a pasta fork and put it in a mixing bowl. Keep the pasta water simmering.

In a saute pan large enough to hold all of the cooked pasta, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add the prosciutto. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Turn the heat to high. Add the wine and cook for 3 minutes to evaporate the alcohol. Add the tomatoes with juices, pepper flakes, and the reserved sausage. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Add the clams, coriander, and garlic to the pot. Cover and steam the clams until they open, about 5 - 6 minutes.

Plunge the pasta back into the simmering water for 1 minute. Drain well. Divide the pasta among four heated serving plates, and top each serving with equal amounts of tomato sauce, sausage, and clams.

Wine Pairing(s)

Terra Valentine Cabernet Sauvignon

Coppo Camp du Rouss Barbera D'Asti Piedmont

Biondi-Santi Rosso di Montalcino

Hastae Quorum Barbera d'Asti

Le Pupille Elisabetta Geppetti

Rombauer Cabernet Sauvignon

Dona Paula Shiraz-Malbec

Trinitas 'Old Vine' Zinfandel

Riunite Lambrusco-Merlot

Bouchaine Pinot Noir