Clams with Basil and Rice Wine

Name: Clams with Basil and Rice Wine
Total time: 900 s
Yield: Serves 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/3 lbs clams (about 600 grams); 4 cloves garlic; 1 bunch fresh basil; Chili pepper, to taste; 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce; 1/4 cup rice wine (60 ml); 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

Basil stir-fried clams is a quick and flavorful dish that's perfect with rice or as a tasty appetizer to enjoy with drinks. It comes together fast, so you can whip up a plate anytime.

凱茜媽咪の廚房 @Kathy_kitchen

Basil stir-fried clams is a quick and flavorful dish that's perfect with rice or as a tasty appetizer to enjoy with drinks. It comes together fast, so you can whip up a plate anytime.

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Ingredients

15 minutes

Serves 3 servings

1 1/3 lbsclams (about 600 grams)
4 clovesgarlic
1 bunchfresh basil
Chili pepper, to taste
Sauce:
1/2 tablespoonsoy sauce
1/4 cuprice wine (60 ml)
1 teaspoongranulated sugar

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Prepare all the ingredients.
2

Rinse the clams thoroughly and purge them of sand. Smash and mince the garlic. Rinse the basil and set aside.
3

Heat a pan and add vegetable oil. Sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, then add the clams. Pour in the rice wine and stir-fry until the clams open.
4

Pour the soy sauce around the edge of the pan and add the sugar for flavor.
5

Add the basil and quickly stir-fry until evenly mixed, then turn off the heat. Add chili pepper to taste when you add the basil, if desired.
6

Enjoy this fragrant, stir-fried dish while it's hot.
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Tips:
* You can substitute clams with littleneck clams; the cooking method is the same.
* Always purge fresh clams or littleneck clams of sand before cooking.
* To purge clams: Dissolve salt in water at twice the saltiness you would use for cooking. Submerge the clams in the salt water and let them purge sand for about 2 hours.
* You can mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl ahead of time.