Sake-Steamed Clams

Name: Sake-Steamed Clams
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1kg fresh clams, scrubbed; 100ml sake; 2 tbsp butter; 3 cloves garlic, sliced; mitsuba or flat-leaf parsley to garnish; soy sauce to finish

Japanese clams steamed with sake, butter and mitsuba — fast and elegant. Covering the pan the instant the clams go in traps enough steam to pop them all open within three to four minutes, without overcooking the ones that open first.

Total time

43 min

Prep

35 min

Cook

8 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Japanese

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kgfresh clams, scrubbed

100mlsake

2 tbspbutter

3 clovesgarlic, sliced

mitsuba or flat-leaf parsleyto garnish

soy sauceto finish

Instructions

Soak clams in salted water 30 minutes. Drain.

Heat a large pan, add sake and bring to boil.

Add clams and butter. Cover and steam 3–4 minutes until all open.

Discard any that don't open.

Scatter mitsuba and a splash of soy. Serve in the pan with crusty bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

458

Protein

64.1g

Fat

10.5g

Carbs

14.7g

Fiber

Sodium

1504mg

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