As we all know, clams are a shallow seafood delicacy, belonging to the shell category, which is rich in protein and low in fat, so it is favored by people who lose weight.
However, clams are cold, and people with cold physique should eat less, and it can also nourish the yin and dryness, and has a certain effect of clearing heat.
The clams are bought back, and after cooking, you will find that there is still a layer of sand at the bottom of the pot, and there is an exaggerated saying "one pound of clams and half a kilogram of sand", which means that it is more difficult for clams to spit sand.
Today I will teach you a trick, easy and fast clams spit out sand, spit and clean.
1. First put some water in the basin, put the clams in, then drop a few drops of cooking oil into the water and mix well, soak for 5 minutes, and then the clams will automatically spit sand;
2. After spitting out the sand for about half an hour, you can fish it out and clean it, and rinse it several times under the running water;
3. When blanching water, you can cool the pot under water, turn on a low heat and burn slowly, and there are small bubbles in the water, which means that the clams are already spitting sand;
4. After all the clams have opened their mouths, the sand inside will come out, and then take out and rinse again.
Here are 4 recommended ways to make clams delicious:
1. Steamed eggs with clams
Ingredients: clams, eggs, water, salt, steamed fish soy sauce, sesame oil, spring onions
Production method:
1. Spit out the sand according to the above way, and then cook under cold water until the opening is made;
2. Place the cleaned clams at the bottom of a large bowl with the opening facing up;
3. Put the eggs in a bowl, add a little salt to increase the low taste, and stir with chopsticks;
4. Then pour into the clams after sifting and cover with a layer of plastic wrap;
5. Bring the steamer to a boil and steam the bowl until solidified;
6. Finally, take it out and pour steamed fish soy sauce on top to increase the umami flavor and sprinkle some spring onions.
2. Clam egg soup
Ingredients: clams, shrimp, egg, ginger, coriander, salt
Production method:
1. Spit out the clams according to the above method, and then blanch the clams in a pot under cold water;
2. Wash it out many times and drain the water;
3. Cut the ginger into slices, clean the spring onions and chop them into finely chopped pieces;
4. Beat a few eggs in a bowl, then add some salt to increase the low taste, and stir with chopsticks;
5. Then cut the shrimp into small pieces and put them in the egg;
6. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot, pour the egg liquid into the oil heat, and fry it;
7. Then pour an appropriate amount of hot water into the pot and put in a few slices of ginger;
8. After the water boils, put the cleaned clams into the pot and boil over high heat;
9. Finally, sprinkle some coriander and green onion.
3. Braised clams with baby dishes
Ingredients: clams, baby vegetables, spring onions, ginger, salt
Production method:
1. Spit out the sand according to the above way, you can directly spit out the sand and clean it without blanching it in a pot under cold water;
2. Cut off the stalk part, leaving only the leaves on it, and then cut the leaves into thin strips for later use;
3. Spread the cleaned leaves on the bottom of the pot, and then put the washed clams on top of the vegetable leaves;
4. Cover and simmer over low heat until the clams are open.
5. The extra soup in the pot is the original flavor of vegetables and clams, and you can stick some light soy sauce when eating.
4. Spicy fried clams
Ingredients: millet spicy, spring onion, garlic, ginger, clams, light soy sauce, salt
Production method:
1. Clean the millet spicy and cut the stem into circles; Clean and chop the spring onions;
2. Peel and chop the garlic; Cut the ginger into slices;
3. The clams spit out the sand first, then blanch the water and clean it;
4. Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pot, add a spoonful of bean paste to stir-fry the red oil after the oil is hot, and then add minced garlic and millet spicy stir-fry for aroma;
5. Put the clams in, stir-fry evenly, add some water, cover and simmer to taste;
6. When the soup in the pot is not much, you can open the lid and sprinkle some chopped green onion.
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