Yellow clam and winter melon soup

Overview

The difference in appearance between yellow clams and flower clams is quite obvious. The shape of yellow clams is round, while the shape of flower clams is oval and flat. They can also be distinguished in terms of color. The color of yellow clams is light yellow, while the color of flower clams is more complicated and has patterns. The most obvious difference is that the tops of the yellow clam's two antennae are red.

Tags

• soups
• home cooking
• seafood
• lunch
• dinner
• celery
• chicken essence
• ginger
• onions
• peanut oil
• winter melon
• yellow clam
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 The seafood market in the morning has many varieties of conches and shellfish. This is a sea clam, white and purple, very beautiful.

   

2. 2 Sea mussels are 40 yuan per pound.

   

3. 3 Yellow clams are 20 yuan per catty, which is the same price as oil clams, and flower clams are 13 yuan per catty.

   

4. 4 This plate of yellow clams cost 15 yuan.

   

5. 5 Prepare ingredients. Clean the yellow clams, peel and slice the winter melon, slice the ginger, chop the green onions, and cut the celery into small pieces.

   

6. 6 Heat oil in a pan, add onions and ginger and sauté until fragrant.

   

7. 7 Pour in the winter melon and stir-fry evenly.

   

8. 8 Pour in appropriate amount of water and cover the pot.

   

9. 9 After boiling, add the yellow clams and cover the pot again. Cook for about a minute until the clams open their mouths

   

10. 10 Sprinkle with celery and add some celery to the winter melon soup, which is light and fragrant.

    

11. 11 Add 1 spoonful of salt and half a spoonful of chicken essence to taste. The yellow clam soup is very fresh, and you don’t need to add chicken essence.

    

12. 12 Finished product. Garnished with chopped green onions, the yellow clams are very delicious, with rich and tender meat.