Spaghetti with Clams

Ingredients:

• 1kg Clams
• 500g Spaghetti

  Sauce:

• 1 knob of Garlic (peeled & diced)
• 1 large Onion
• Olive Oil (½ cup)
• 3 bottles Tomato Sauce
• 1 cup chopped Basil
• ½ cup chopped Parsley
• 1 Chilli (sliced)
• Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan.
2. Add onion & garlic and stir well.
3. When the onion is transparent, add the tomato sauce & stir.
4. Finally add the basil, parsley, chilli, salt & pepper and stir well.
5. Bring to the boil, lower heat and simmer for about 1 to 1½ hours.
6. While the sauce is cooking, place clams in a separate saucepan and steam until they all open up (discard any unopened clams).
7. Drain all the liquid, then add a few scoops of the sauce into the clams & stir well.
8. Boil spaghetti as per directions on the packet.
9. Add sauce to the spaghetti and top with clams.

   Best served hot.