Portuguese Steamed Clams Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Wash clams well in a sink of cold water. Discard any clams that are already opened.
• 2. In a large stock pot with a tight fitting lid, place the cleaned clams.
• 3. Add the sausage, onion, tomatoes, wine, garlic and red pepper.
• 4. Cover and set over high heat; Steam until all the clams open up. Be sure to shake the pan often to insure even heat.
• 5. Drizzle olive oil over the cooked clams. Evenly divide all the ingredients into warm soup plates.
• 6. Divide the broth into side cups for dipping.

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepot over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook, using a spoon or spatula to break up the sausage into small pieces, until the sausage begins to brown. Add the onions and garlic and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until the sausage has browned, 3 to 4 minutes, taking care not to burn the garlic.
• Add the clams to the pot and let settle for a minute, then add the white wine and cilantro. Re-season with salt and pepper and cover tightly with a lid. Let cook about 5 minutes, making sure that the broth at the bottom is at a simmer during that time. After 5 minutes, the clams should have opened or be mostly open; if not, or if the mixture is dry, add another 1/4 cup or so of wine, cover and simmer until the clams are open, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Taste the broth for seasoning and add salt or pepper if necessary. Add the butter to the broth and stir to combine.
• Transfer to a large serving bowl, making sure to pour the broth over the clams. (Remove any unopened clams and discard them.) Serve with crusty bread or baguette.

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add sausage and onion and cook until golden, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice, then clams. Pour wine over. Bring to simmer. Cover pan and simmer until clams open, 5 to 10 minutes depending on size of clams (discard any that do not open). Transfer clams to shallow bowls. Bring broth to boil. Season with hot sauce and half of cilantro.
• Ladle broth and sausage over clams. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro.

Steps:

• Wash clams well in a sink of cold water. Discard any clams that are already opened.
• In a large stock pot with a tight fitting lid, place the cleaned clams.
• Add the sausage, onion, tomatoes, wine, garlic and red pepper.
• Cover and set over high heat; Steam until all the clams open up. Be sure to shake the pan often to insure even heat.
• Drizzle olive oil over the cooked clams. Evenly divide all the ingredients into warm soup plates.
• Divide the broth into side cups for dipping.

Steps:

• Prepare clams: put them in a bowl or pan and cover with cold water; add some cornmeal& salt to the water- they'll ingest this and'spit out' any sand they're carrying.
• Leave them in this for 4 hrs, changing to clean water about halfway through.
• Discard any open clams.
• In a large stockpot, warm the oil over medium heat.
• Add the garlic& red pepper; saute until garlic is golden.
• Add the sausage, onion, tomatoes, wine& water; stir to mix.
• Add the clams, turn heat to high& cover- steam until clams open- approximately 8 minutes.
• Discard any clams that do not open.
• Divide clams and broth into 5 soup bowls; if desired, sprinkle with parsley& cilantro and serve with a lemon wedge.

Steps:

• Place the olive oil in a pot, add in you chopped garlic cloves, with a.
• sprinkle of the fresh coriandor, and the hot chille pepper, if you decide.
• to use it ( its not a must ) stir well for a minute then add your clams, salt,.
• and you white wine, cover pot and let simmer, shaking pot every once.
• in awhile. When clams are opened, pour everything into a serving.
• platter, and now for the final touch, sprinkle the fresh coriandor over the.
• steaming clams and enjoy!