Spanish Style Clams Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan (preferably one that can also be used for serving) over high heat. When it begins to smoke, add the chorizo and cook until just beginning to color, 2 minutes. Add the onion and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent, 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic, cockles, clam juice and wine. Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the cockles are open and warmed through, 5 to 7 minutes. (Discard any cockles that do not open.) Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with bread.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add sliced sweet onions, green and red bell peppers, minced garlic, and bay leaves and sauté until onions are golden, about 10 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes and wine; season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring mixture to boil and add clams. Cover and cook until clams open (discard any clams that do not open), about 8 minutes. Stir in hot pepper sauce and serve.

Steps:

• Put the clams in a large pot or Dutch oven with 1 cup water. Cover and cook over medium-high heat until the clams start opening, about 5 minutes; as the clams open, transfer them to a bowl using tongs. (Discard any unopened clams.) Add the cooking liquid to the bowl with the clams (strain through a paper towel-lined sieve if sandy). Cover to keep warm.
• Wipe the pot clean and reduce the heat to medium. Add the olive oil and chorizo. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the chorizo is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the leek, bell pepper, garlic and bay leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 4 minutes. Add the rice; cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and 1 cup water; bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium. Cover and simmer, stirring once or twice, until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Discard the bay leaves.
• Meanwhile, puree the parsley with 1/3 cup water in a blender until smooth. Stir the lima beans, parsley puree, and the clams and their juices into the rice mixture. Cook until the lima beans are tender, 3 to 4 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium high heat. Add sliced sweet onions, green and red bell peppers, minced garlic, and bay leaves and saute until onions are golden about 10 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes and wine; season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring mixture to boil and add claims, Cover and cook until clams open (discard clams that do not open) about 8 minutes, Stir in hot pepper sauce and serve.