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Clams (Almejas En Cazuela)

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Submitted by beachbum

A traditional Spanish clay pot dish of fresh clams cooked with garlic, onion, lime juice, red wine, parsley, and bread crumbs. Rustic, briny, and served straight from the cazuela to the table.

YIELD

16 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

40 min

READY

1 hrs

Almejas en cazuela is one of those Spanish dishes that proves the best cooking is often the simplest.

Forty-eight clams get scrubbed clean, soaked to purge the sand, then cooked right in a clay pot with garlic, onion, lime juice, red wine, and a scatter of bread crumbs that melt into the broth and give it body.

The whole thing comes together fast and gets served in the same pot it was cooked in, steaming and fragrant.

This is the kind of food you’d find at a seaside taberna in Galicia, eaten with crusty bread and cold white wine.

Kitchen Tips

  • Soak the clams in salted water for a full 15 minutes to purge any grit. Nothing ruins a dish faster than sandy clams.
  • Use a proper clay cazuela if you have one. It holds heat beautifully and looks stunning on the table. A heavy skillet works too.
  • The bread crumbs thicken the broth slightly. Don’t skip them, they’re doing more work than you’d think.
  • Stir constantly once the clams go in so they cook evenly and don’t stick to the bottom.

Ingredients

48 48
EACH EACH CLAM *
4 4
CLOVES EACH GARLIC
chopped
½ 0.5
EACH ONIONS
chopped
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML PARSLEY LEAVES
chopped
2 30
TABLESPOONS ML BREAD CRUMBS
1 237
CUP ML RED WINE *
2 2
EACH LIMES
juice only
1
X VEGETABLE OIL
to taste *

Directions

Wash the clams with a brush to clean the sand out.

Soak them in water and salt for 15 minutes.

Heat the oil in a clay pot and fry the onion and garlic.

Add the drained clams and fry, stirring constantly so the clams so they don’t stick.

Add the lime juice, wine parsley, and a half cup of water.

Sprinkle with bread crumbs and let boil 5 minutes.

Add salt and serve in the same pot.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 15g (0.5 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 10 0% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 2%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 1% Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free, Very low in sodium, Low Sodium
 

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