Clams Italiano

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup butter 
• 36  clams in shell scrubbed
• 1 tablespoon parsley dried
• 2 cups cooking wine dry white
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon oregano dried
• 1 teaspoon pepper flakes red crushed

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• ladle

Directions

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic in butter briefly. Stir in wine, and season with oregano, parsley, and red pepper flakes.
2. Place clams in the wine mixture. Cover, and steam until all the clams have opened: discard any that do not open.
3. Serve in soup bowls, and ladle broth generously over them.