| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 35 min |
| Prep: | 15 min |
| Inactive: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 pounds Manila clams
- 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 3 limes, juiced
- 1/2 cup grated coconut palm sugar
- 3 tablespoons freshly cracked black pepper (largest grind on a peppermill)
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup chopped garlic
- One 4-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 ounce fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 ounce fresh Thai basil leaves
- 1 ounce fresh mint leaves
- Toasted sourdough bread, sliced 1-inch-thick, brushed with olive oil, for serving
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Place the clams in a large bowl and rinse under cold, running water for 5 to 10 minutes to “spit” the clams of all sand and grit. Drain and set aside. In a small bowl, combine the dark soy, oyster sauce, lime juice, coconut palm sugar and half the black pepper. Set aside. Heat the oil in a large saute pan or skillet over high heat. Add the garlic, ginger and the remaining black pepper and cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, to release the flavors, but do not let the garlic brown. Add the clams. Add 1/2 cup water and cover immediately to let the clams steam open. This will take 3 to 4 minutes. All the clams should be open, remove any that are not. Add the oyster sauce mixture. Stir well. Add the butter, stir well and pour out into a large bowl. Serve immediately with the fresh herbs sprinkled over the top, toasted bread and wedges of fresh lime to squeeze over the clams.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 884 |
| Total Fat | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 69 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 26 g |
| Protein | 89 g |
| Cholesterol | 201 mg |
| Sodium | 4562 mg |
Reviews
My go-to recipe for company or little dinner dates. This recipe is absolutely amazing; everyone will ask for the recipe! The salty and slightly sweet flavors along with the black pepper and fresh herbs all combine beautifully well.
These will blow your taste buds away! Absolutely fabulous! I’ve done it just with clams.. and with clams and mussels.. FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!
Delicious!!! I made this for my mom’s birthday and it was a huge hit! Loved how easy it was so I could still socialize yet made an amazing meal. I highly recommend this. The clams were just perfect. I went to my local seafood market and they were pretty cheap.
An absolute winner! I substituted mussels for clams, and people gobbled this up like you can’t even imagine – – I will definitely be making this again – it’s my “blow their minds” go-to dish from now on!
I went to the local grocery store to buy clams and they were $25 for a 2lb bag. I substituted mussels and they were just as delicious! A very flavourful dish.
Both my husband and I loved this dish. I’ll be making it again. Only thing-next time, I’ll use far less soy sauce!!! (I used kikkomein soy, Japanese brand-maybe that is why it was so salty. We both particularly loved the peppery flavor and the freshness of the herbs, which in our opinion, “made” the dish sing! Thai you for sharing!
We’re also having the snapper fish dish tonight. I can’t comment yet-it’s still in the oven. :
We’re also having the snapper fish dish tonight. I can’t comment yet-it’s still in the oven. :
Taste was amazing! was easy to cook and the flavors are insane!