Spicy fried clams

Spicy fried clams

Overview

Clam meat is tender, delicious and nutritious. It is a dish not to be missed on the summer table. And it’s high quality and cheap. You can usually fry a large plate for only ten yuan, which is the most affordable seafood. Making clams at home is very convenient, but there is one thing you need to pay attention to, otherwise it will directly affect the taste of the dish. That means the sand in the clams must be removed. The following will introduce the method in detail, I hope you like it~

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare ingredients. 800 grams of clams, appropriate amount of onions, ginger, garlic, dried chilies, coriander, and chives.

    Spicy fried clams step 1
  2. Prepare a larger basin, then put a little water into the basin, then add 2 tablespoons of salt, and stir until the salt melts.

    Spicy fried clams step 2
  3. Pick out any broken or stale clam shells and throw them away. Put the rest in a basin and soak it for 2 hours to spit out sand.

    Spicy fried clams step 3
  4. Cut the dried chilies into sections, mince the onion, ginger, garlic, mince the coriander, and mince the chives and set aside.

    Spicy fried clams step 4
  5. Boil a pot of water, then put the clams into the pot and cook for 30 seconds until the clams open slightly, then take them out and rinse them twice again.

    Spicy fried clams step 5
  6. Pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot. When the oil is hot, put the red pepper into the pot to burst out the aroma. Then add 1 spoon of Pixian bean paste and 1 spoon of black bean paste into the pot and stir-fry until the red oil is released.

    Spicy fried clams step 6
  7. Add the onion, ginger and garlic to the pot and stir-fry until fragrant.

    Spicy fried clams step 7
  8. Add the clams to the pot and stir-fry evenly.

    Spicy fried clams step 8
  9. Add 1 spoon of light soy sauce, 2 spoons of cooking wine, and 1 spoon of sugar to the pot and stir-fry evenly, then cover the pot and simmer for about 2 minutes until the clams all open.

    Spicy fried clams step 9
  10. Add the minced coriander and chives to the pot and stir-fry evenly, then turn off the heat.

    Spicy fried clams step 10