Steamed clams with garlic and pepper

Steamed clams with garlic and pepper

Overview

The yellow sand clam is named because the shell of the clam has turned yellow under the long-term erosion of yellow sand. It is also known as the yellow sand clam. Every year around the Qingming Festival (March to May in the New Calendar), the meat is the most plump and tender. Steaming is the simplest and most authentic cooking method to preserve the fresh and sweet taste of clams.

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  1. After buying the clams, keep them in clean water for 1-2 hours, let them spit out the sand, then wash them and take them out for later use.

    Steamed clams with garlic and pepper step 1

  2. Take a whole head of garlic, remove its clothes and cut into cubes (you can also cut it into minced garlic).

    Steamed clams with garlic and pepper step 2

  3. Steamed clams are indispensable for chili sauce. This time I used chili padi paste, but because it was too spicy, I only added 1 teaspoon. If you can tolerate spicy food, you can add more. The specific amount depends on your personal taste for spiciness.

    Steamed clams with garlic and pepper step 3

  4. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, a teaspoon of chili padi, a little pepper, and a little water to the chopped garlic to make a spicy garlic sauce.

    Steamed clams with garlic and pepper step 4

  5. Wash the cucumber and cut into cubes.

    Steamed clams with garlic and pepper step 5

  6. First put cucumber pieces on the bottom of the dish, then put yellow clams evenly on top (if you have a big pot, be sure to use a larger dish, so you don’t have to worry about the clams on the bottom becoming undercooked due to being pressed), and then add the garlic sauce you just made

    Steamed clams with garlic and pepper step 6

  7. Bring the water in the steamer to a boil, place it on top and steam for 8 minutes, then you can enjoy this small but fresh and sweet homemade food.

    Steamed clams with garlic and pepper step 7