Portuguese Clams and Sausage

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    35 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Calories

    397 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Portuguese

Portuguese Clams and Sausage

These Portuguese clams and sausage are slowly cooked with chouriço, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and spices in a cataplana, the Portuguese precursor to the wok.

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Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 8 ounces chouriço cut into 1/4-inch coins, or linguiça or dry-cured smoked Spanish chorizo
  • One thick slice presunto trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1/4-inch cubes, or Serrano ham or prosciutto
  • 2 medium onion cut lengthwise in half and sliced into thin half-moons, yellow
  • 1 bay leaf Turkish
  • 4 garlic minced, cloves
  • One (28-oz) can whole peeled tomatoes preferably San Marzano, drained and chopped
  • 1/4 cup white wine dry
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika sweet
  • 4 pounds small clams scrubbed and rinsed, such as cockles, manila, butter, or littlenecks
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • 3 tablespoons parsley flat-leaf; minced; leaves

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large cataplana or a pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Dump in the chouriço and presunto and cook, stirring occasionally, until touched with brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
  2. Lower the heat to medium, add the onions and bay leaf, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  4. Stir in the tomatoes and any accumulated juice, the wine, and paprika. Discard any clams that feel heavy (which means they're full of sand), have broken shells, or don't close when tapped. Plonk the clams in the pot and turn the heat to high. If using a cataplana, lock it and cook 5 to 10 minutes, shaking occasionally, until the clams open, 5 to 10 minutes. If using a Dutch oven, cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until the clams open, 5 to 10 minutes.
  5. Carry the cataplana or Dutch oven triumphantly to the table, making sure everyone's watching, and then release the lid (being careful of any steam). Bask in the applause. Toss out the bay leaf and any clams that refused to open. Season with a few grinds of pepper, shower with parsley, and ladle the stew into wide shallow bowls. Oh, and have a big bowl on hand for the shells.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1portion Calories 397kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Monounsaturated Fat 8g (40%) Trans Fat 0.01g (1%) Cholesterol 57mg (19%) Sodium 1019mg (42%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 7g (14%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 397 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1portion
Calories 397kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 22g 44%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Monounsaturated Fat 8g 40%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 57mg 19%
Sodium 1019mg 42%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 7g 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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