3 red sauce vongole Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, littleneck clams , scrubbed well, garlic cloves, chopped, shallot, minced, anchovy fillets, chopped, whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped (preferably san marzano), dried basil, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes , to taste, linguine, freshly chopped basil, for garnish

olive oil, garlic cloves (more the merrier to taste), crushed red pepper flakes (optional), dry white wine (pale dry sherry works very well.), parsley sprig (fresh italian wide-leaf , optional for white sauce), very ripe tomato (optional white sauce needs no tomatoes ( campari on-the-vine would be amazing!)