Dad's World Famous Spaghetti

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 large garlic clove (finely chopped)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups clam juice (fresh or canned)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 cup parsley, minced
• 2 cups clams, minced (fresh or canned)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, heat the butter, add the garlic, and cook for one minute over moderate heat.
• 2 with a wire whisk, stir in the flour.
• 3 while stirring, add the clam juice.
• 4 add the parsley, salt, pepper, and thyme.
• 5 simmer gently for ten minutes.
• 6 add the minced clams and heat through.
• 7 serve over linguine or spaghetti.