Complete guide to cooking clams.

Clams Clams are abundant in summer, which also happens to be a good time, as street vendors and pubs are busy with customers in the summer, and clams are a popular dish in Northeast China. Clams are a good accompaniment to wine, whether stir-fried or cold, in the summer.

How to cook clams - Salt-baked clams

Ingredients Preparation

Clams Coarse salt Bay leaf Sichuan peppercorns Five-spice powder

Cooking steps

1. After washing the clams, cut them open and let them drain;

2. Pour coarse salt into a pot and cook until it's hot;

3. Then add Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaf, and five-spice powder to fry;

4. Place the drained clams in the pot upside down;

5. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Tips

If the clams are not drained, the salt will melt and become too salty.

How to cook spicy clams

Ingredients

Clams, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, scallions Ginger Cooking wine, sugar Steaming Fish sauce

Cooking steps

1. Soak the clams in salt water to clean them;

2. Chop scallions, ginger, and bell peppers;

3. Heat oil in a pan, sauté garlic and ginger slices, then add clams and stir-fry;

4. Add cooking wine, fish sauce, and sugar, and stir until evenly mixed;

5. Add red and green bell peppers and stir-fry briefly before serving.

How to cook clams with tofu Tofu Soup

Ingredients

Clams, tofu Green vegetables Salt Chicken broth Oil

Cooking steps

1. Soak the clams to remove sand, then wash them;

2. Cut the tofu into slices, and wash the green vegetables and cut them into pieces;

3. Bring water to a boil in a pot, then add clams and green vegetables;

4. After boiling again, add salt and chicken broth to adjust the flavor and drizzle with oil.

How to cook steamed clams

Ingredients

Clams Red pepper Scallions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine,Fish sauce Soy sauce

Cooking steps

1. Wash and clean the clams, and cut the red pepper into strips;

2. Chop scallions, ginger, and garlic;

3. Place clams in a steamer, then add scallions, ginger, and cook with cooking wine;

4. After boiling water, steam for about 5 minutes;

5. After steaming, remove the scallions and ginger from the clams, and drizzle with fish sauce, red pepper, minced garlic, and a spoonful of hot oil.

How to cook old wine clams

Ingredients

Clams, old wine, ginger

Cooking steps

1. Wash the clams and soak them in salt water for about 2 hours;

2. Place the clams in a pot, add ginger slices;

3. Pour in old wine and a little salt;

4. Boil the water in a pot, then add the clams and cook for about 7 minutes, then turn off the heat and simmer for about 2 minutes.

Tips

There is no need to add water to the pot, and the soup will be flavorful after steaming.

How to cook white clams

Ingredients

Clams Bok choy Scallions Chili sauce，Soy sauce Fish sauce, oil

Cooking steps

1. Wash and cook the clams;

2. After cooking, peel the clams, and blanch the bok choy;

3. Arrange the bok choy and clams on a plate;

4. Chop scallions and chili sauce, and place them on the clams and bok choy, then drizzle with soy sauce and fish sauce;

5. Heat a spoonful of oil and pour it over.