Thai Basil Clams

Name: Thai Basil Clams
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1kg fresh clams, purged; 1 cup Thai holy basil; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 red chillies, sliced; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp oil; steamed rice to serve

Thai basil clams stir-fried with garlic and chilli, steamed open in oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar, and tossed with fragrant holy basil just before serving.

Total time

13 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

8 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Thai

Ingredients

1kgfresh clams, purged

1 cupThai holy basil

4 clovesgarlic, minced

3red chillies, sliced

3 tbspoyster sauce

1 tbspfish sauce

1 tspsugar

2 tbspoil

steamed riceto serve

Instructions

Heat wok until very hot.

Add oil. Fry garlic and chilli 30 seconds.

Add clams.

Add oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar.

Cover and cook 3–4 minutes until clams open.

Toss in basil.

Serve with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

447

Protein

64.4g

Fat

11.6g

Carbs

16.5g

Fiber

0.2g

Sodium

2093mg

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