Linguini with Red Clam Sauce – Sometimes Good Wife

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 15 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup bottled clam juice
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 10 ounces wild caught boiled baby clam meat, 16 ounces minced clams with liquid or 1 pound littleneck clams (scrubbed)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 pound linguine, cooked al dente
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley