Clam Pantry Pasta

Name: Clam Pantry Pasta
Ingredients: 3 large cloves of garlic or 4 wimpy ones; 3 fillets of anchovies packed in olive oil. Please don't scrape the olive oil off.; 1 teaspoon anchovy-infused oil, from the jar of anchovies; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes. This is a perfect amount of heat for me. Use more or less depending on your heat tolerance.; 1 tablespoon salted butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/3 pound dried pasta such as spaghetti or linguine; 1 can of clams in juices. Do not drain.; Salt

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Ingredients

3 large cloves of garlic or 4 wimpy ones
3 fillets of anchovies packed in olive oil. Please don't scrape the olive oil off.
1 teaspoon anchovy-infused oil, from the jar of anchovies
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes. This is a perfect amount of heat for me. Use more or less depending on your heat tolerance.
1 tablespoon salted butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/3 pound dried pasta such as spaghetti or linguine
1 can of clams in juices. Do not drain.
Salt

Directions

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["Salt a pot of water and bring to a boil. Think Nigella Lawson when you salt the water. It must be salty like the sea. If you are good with timing in the kitchen (a function I completely lack), then you can go ahead to preparing the sauce while cooking the pasta. I, on the other hand, refrain from cooking the pasta until I feel I am confident to combine the components of this dish without overcooking my pasta or undercooking the sauce. Just remember to cook the pasta 1 to 2 minutes less than the instructions because it will continue to cook when you are tossing it in the sauce -- and I hate pasta that is not al dente, don't you?", "While water boiling (or pasta is cooking), in a pan over medium heat, melt butter with olive oil and anchovy oil.", "Add the garlic. This may be the only part of dish where I try to make it \"fancy.\"" If I feel like putting the effort in