Sake-Steamed Clams

Name: Sake-Steamed Clams (あさりの酒蒸し)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) clams; 30 g (1 oz) fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks; 8 spring onions, cut into 5 cm (2 inch) pieces and sliced into long thin strips; 30 g (1 oz) sea salt; 150 ml (5 fl oz) sake

あさりの酒蒸し

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This is a wonderful dish that can be made with very little effort if you are short on time. However, it’s important to prepare the clams properly to remove all grit and sand.

Ingredients

Fresh

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) clams
30

Asia
Japan
Side dish
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

To remove the grit from the clams, mix 4 cups (1 litre) cold water with the sea salt in a large bowl and stir until the salt has dissolved.

Place the clams in a large deep tray and pour the salted