54 clam recipes

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.

Curried clam soup made with a creamy soup mix base, baby clams, curry powder, cumin, and a butter-flour roux for extra thickness. A quick, warming bowl in 30 minutes.

To the delight of clam lovers on the East Coast and Pacific Northwest, clams are available year round. OK, let's make some clams.

Manhattan Island clam chowder is the tomato-based East Coast chowder: littleneck clams steamed open, then simmered in white wine and fresh tomato broth with pork fatback, potatoes, and cracker crumb thickening.

San Francisco-style cioppino with clams, lobster, shrimp, and red snapper in a saffron-tomato wine broth with fennel. Italian-American seafood feast.

Linguine with olive-clam sauce made from chopped clams in a creamy roux-based sauce with black olives, wine, garlic, and parsley. A rich, briny pasta dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Italian linguine with anchovy and clam sauce in olive oil, white wine, garlic, and rosemary. A southern Italian pasta classic built on pantry and briny shellfish.

Old-school deviled oysters (or clams) baked in shells with a rich cream sauce, egg yolk, and crispy breadcrumb topping. Simple, elegant, and ready in 15 minutes.

Fettuccine with red clam sauce made from tomato paste, clam juice, garlic, and red pepper flakes. A briny, garlicky Italian pasta sauce that comes together in 15 minutes.

Hamaguri Sakami are sake-seasoned clams served at room temperature in their shells with lemon. A minimalist Japanese appetizer that highlights the clean, briny sweetness of littleneck clams.

Light linguine with white clam sauce made with canned clams simmered in their own briny liquid with onion, parsley, and Parmesan. A low-fat Italian pasta that lets the clean ocean flavor of the clams shine through.

Linguine with white clam sauce made from fresh littleneck clams steamed open in white wine, their briny liquor simmered with garlic and chili into a glossy, no-cream sauce. Restaurant-style linguine alle vongole.

Littleneck clams steamed open in white wine with leeks, garlic, and cream, finished with a splash of Ricard for an anise-kissed French bistro soup. Ready in 30 minutes.

Ron Santo's linguine with clam sauce pairs the Chicago Cubs legend's red clam sauce with diced tomatoes, mushrooms, white wine, and a pinch of cayenne for a quick Italian pasta dinner.

Hamaguri Shigure-Ni, a Japanese sweet-savory clam appetizer cooked in sake, soy sauce, and sugar. Only 4 ingredients. The sauce reduces to a glossy syrup that coats each clam. Served cool.

Almejas Guisadas: Basque-style steamed cherrystone clams in white wine, garlic, olive oil, and parsley. A simple one-pot Spanish seafood dish ready in 30 minutes. Serve with crusty French bread.