West Indian clams
Ingredients :
- 60 clams
- 1 hot red pepper
- 2 spring onions
- 125g fine breadcrumbs
- 1 onion
- 1 bay leaf
- 15 cl of white wine
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- coarse salt
- pepper
Preparation :
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1
Peel, chop the spring onions and the chilli and mix them in a bowl with the breadcrumbs.
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2
Clean the clams.
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3
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Technical moves
Carve an onion
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4
Heat 1 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil in a pot, brown the onion then add the clams and the bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper, pour in the wine and cover. Cook until the clams are open.
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5
Fill a large baking dish with coarse salt.
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6
Remove the clams from the pot with a slotted spoon and remove the top part of the shells.
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7
Then place the shellfish in the dish, distribute the breadcrumbs/spring onion/chili mixture in the shells. Drizzle each clam with a drizzle of olive oil. Bake and broil for 5 minutes.
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8
Serve right out of the oven.
Tips
For this West Indian Clams recipe, you can count on 20 minutes of preparation. To learn more about the foods in this seafood recipe, head over to our food guide here.
