Recipe: Yummy Sake-Steamed Manila Clams (Easy in the Microwave)

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Recipe: Yummy Sake-Steamed Manila Clams (Easy in the Microwave) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Sake-Steamed Manila Clams (Easy in the Microwave). Sake brings out amazing flavors from the clams; simplicity at its best! Today I want to share a popular recipe at Izakaya-style Japanese restaurants, and that is Sake-Steamed Clams, or Asari no Sakamushi (あさりの酒蒸し). Remove any scum that forms on the surface using a spoon or paper towel.

Thanks for sharing your clear, easy to follow recipe, including how to prepare the fresh clams!

We live in the PNW now too and there is nothing like salmon here!

Bring water and wine to a boil in a stockpot.

You can have Sake-Steamed Manila Clams (Easy in the Microwave) using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Sake-Steamed Manila Clams (Easy in the Microwave)

  1. You need 1 packages of Manila clams.

  2. Prepare 3 tbsp of Sake.

  3. It’s 1 pinch of Salt.

Add clams; cover and return to a boil.

Immediately remove open clams with a slotted spoon.

Discard any still unopened clams, reserving clam broth.

Serve immediately; with broth, if desired.

Sake-Steamed Manila Clams (Easy in the Microwave) instructions

  1. Make a brine of water and salt (not listed in ingredients) to the salinity of sea water. Put the clams in a colander and set it inside the brine so that they are slightly sticking out above water level..

  2. Cover with newspaper, then let sit for about 2 hours to degrit. If its warm inside the house, degrit them in the refrigerator..

  3. Once they are finished degritting, rub the clams together while rinsing under running water, then blot excess water..

  4. Put the clams in a heat-resistant dish, then add the sake and salt (if you prefer a light taste, go lightly on the salt)..

  5. Wrap in plastic wrap, then microwave for 2 minutes at 600 W. They are done when the clams open up. Dont be surprised, as they will make a loud noise when they open!.

  6. They should open after 2 minutes…but if they dont microwave for a while longer while keeping your eye on them..

Use your microwave to steam clams or mussels with this basic recipe.

Add your favorite herbs and/or seasonings.

Steamed clams or mussels make a fancy appetizer or a special entree, and with this recipe, you can do it on the fly for a spur-of-the-moment party.

This recipe is taken from "Mastering Microwave Cookery" by Marcia Cone and Thelma Snyder.

Put clams, water or beer in dish.