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Preparation
2 hours
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Clams can be cooked in many different dishes, incredibly diverse, one of which is the delicious clam curry. Let’s cook in the kitchen right away to prepare clam curry for the whole family.
Ingredients for Clam Curry For 3 people
Clams 1 kg Coconut milk 500 ml Curry powder 30 g Onion 1 bulb Lemongrass 3 stalks Annatto oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Sugar 1 teaspoon Garlic 1 teaspoon Chili 10 g
Tools: Pot
How to choose good clams:
- Choose those with hard shells, tightly closed, and feel heavy. If the clam is light and can be easily pried open, it means the clam is dead.
- For clams that are slightly open, if you touch them and they close their shells, it indicates that they are still alive and fresh.
How to Prepare Clam Curry
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Prepare the clams
Remove dead clams, soak the clams in water for about 2 hours with a few pieces of chili to help them expel sand, scrub the shells clean, and rinse with clean water, then drain.
Quick tip for cleaning sand from clams
You can use warm water at about 50 degrees Celsius to make the clams expel sand more quickly. In water at 50 degrees Celsius, clams sense danger and will protect themselves by absorbing more water, thus speeding up the sand expulsion process.
Usually, it only takes 10 minutes to have clean clams ready for cooking. However, this method requires the right temperature; otherwise, the clams will cook.
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Prepare other ingredients
Wash the onion and cut it into wedges. Crush the lemongrass and slice the chili.
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Cooking curry
First, prepare a pot, then add 1 tablespoon of annatto oil, a little minced garlic, and smashed lemongrass, and stir-fry until the lemongrass is fragrant.
Next, add onion and 1 tablespoon of curry powder, then stir well for about 2 – 3 minutes until the onion is slightly cooked.
Then add the clams to the pot and stir well until the clams are slightly open.
Continue by adding about 200ml of water and 300ml of coconut milk to the pot. Season with 1.5 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, then stir well.
Wait for the curry to boil for about 5 minutes, and the clam curry is ready.
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Final product
So the clam curry is complete, with the fragrant aroma of curry and the rich taste of coconut milk making the dish even more appealing. You can enjoy this curry with bread or noodles, and it will be very delicious.
The above is a guide on how to cook clam curry deliciously and simply, which you can make at home to treat your family. Wish you success!
