Everyones Specialty Recipe

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So Gumbo is out.

Why?? I use Chicken or duck and sausage. I don't make a seafood gumbo.

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Here is one I had tonight....quick and good IMO. Takes as long as it takes to cook the pasta.

Angel hair with white clam sauce.....for two

On one burner, start a pot of water with a little salt and 2-3 dashes of garlic powder...bring to boil and add pasta for two....enough said here.....pretty simple.

In a small pot add maybe 4 tablespoons good olive oil.....set heat to med...

While oil is heating smash 4 cloves of garlic and chop fine....add to oil....remember fairly low..you don't want to burn garlic...as soon as it starts to sizzle for 20 second, remove from heat...add 1/3 stick of butter an put back on heat.

Open 2 cans chopped clams(actually, have them opened at the beginning....burnt garlic doesn't work)....keeping lid on, pour the liquid from the cans in to the oil/garlic/butter and up the heat to melt butter and bring to or near to boil.

Add basil to the liquid while it's heading to boil...maybe a half dollar size pile or more in the palm of your hand....stir....

Once boiling....remove from heat....you are basically done.

Just before you plate up pasta, add the clams to the sauce....the clams are cooked, you just want them to heat in the hot liquid a minute or so to keep them from tasting like chopped up rubber bands.

Ladle up the clams and liquid in equal portions over the pasta.

You will find the clam juice is salty, so don't add salt and go easy on the salt in the pasta water.

You can add pepper to this if you wish.