Red Clam Sauce

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4

Ingredients:

1	medium	Onion -- md, chopped
1	clove	garlic -- minced
2	tablespoons	olive oil
13	ounces	clams -- minced, 2 cns
6	ounces	tomato paste -- 1 cn
1	cup	water
2	tablespoons	lemon juice
1	tablespoon	fresh parsley -- chopped
1	teaspoon	sugar
1/4	teaspoon	rosemary
1/4	teaspoon	thyme -- ground

Preparation:

Sauté‚the onion and garlic in the oil in medium skillet, add the clams and their juice, the tomato paste, water, lemon juice, parsley, sugar, rosemary and thyme. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Serve over cooked linguine or other pasta (8 oz) with grated Parmesan Cheese, if desired.