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Stir-Fried Clams in Black Bean Sauce
Chinese Stir-fried fresh clams in black bean sauce with garlic, ginger, scallion and cilantro is a classic fermented black bean dish that is perfect for the summer.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 280 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh clams (scrubbled/washed thoroughly)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 4 slices ginger
- 3 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
- 1 scallion (cut into 2-inch pieces)
- 1 long green pepper (sliced; you can de-seed if you like)
- 1 long red pepper (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon fermented black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce (optional)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed into a slurry with 2 tablespoons water)
- 3 tablespoons cilantro (chopped)
Instructions
- Before you do anything, make sure that your clams are washed thoroughly. There's nothing more unpleasant than finding sand in your food. When your ingredients have been prepared and you're ready to cook, heat the oil in your wok over high heat. Add the ginger and allow it to caramelize (about 20 seconds), taking care not to burn it.
- Next, add the garlic, scallion, peppers and fermented black beans, and stir fry the mixture for about 10 seconds. Add the clams. Pour the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter of the wok, and immediately cover the wok. Cook until the clams begin to open. At this point, the liquid in the wok should be boiling and generating steam when the wok is covered. The time for the clams to cook and open up depends upon the size and type of the clams you are using and how hot you can get your stove. Once a good number of them have opened, remove the cover and give everything a stir.
- Stir in the sugar, sesame oil, pepper. Discard any of the clams that didn't open. Now taste the sauce. If it's not salty enough, you can add a little bit of soy sauce. Once your satisfied with the flavor of the sauce, add about half of the corn starch slurry to the liquid in the wok and stir. Add more slurry if needed to further thicken the sauce.
- Stir in the chopped cilantro and gently stir the mixture so the sauce coats the clams.
- Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
280kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
11g
(22%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
856mg
(36%)
Potassium
114mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
465IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
37.5mg
(42%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1.1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 280
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 280kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 856mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 114mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 465IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 37.5mg | 42% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.