How to Prepare Clams
Easy way to Prepare Clams
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Category
Clam Recipe
Servings
2
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Calories
320
This is the easiest way to prepare clams to pair with any side of your choice! We paired ours with linguine tossed in a white wine lemon butter sauce. Its so simple you just have to give it a try!
Learn About Our Clams!
These hard shell clams are the traditional East Coast mercenaria or quahog species, with a delicious, mildly sweet flavor with a briny accent. They are 1-1/2 to 2 inches in size (referred to as littlenecks or top necks). Cultivated and harvested by the watermen of Cedar Key, Florida, clams are quick-cooked in their shell, individually quick frozen and vacuum-sealed by the dozen in a convenient boil-in-bag. They arrive to your doorstep frozen, convenient, and ready to be heated and served in minutes.
Ingredients
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Cedar Key Clams
1/2 box of linguine noodles
1 & 1/2 lemons juice and zest
2 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup white wine
5-6 cloves garlic minced
2 tbsp butter
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
fresh parsley, for serving
For white wine lemon butter linguine
Directions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Add the Clam shells in their bag and let sit for 2 minutes or until they start to slightly open up.
Cut open the bag and discard any broken shells, which happens rarely.
Serve with your side of choice and enjoy!
For white wine lemon butter linguine
Boil the water and add the linguine noodles to the water. Allow to boil for about 7-8 minutes and then drain from the water. Save about a cup of pasta water for later use. Set to the side.
Add the garlic and olive oil to a separate non-stick skillet pan. Cook for a couple of minutes.
Juice the lemons and add to a container. Set lemons to the side to be zested. Add about 2-4 tablespoons of pasta water plus the white wine. Add the butter as well. Allow the butter to melt and then turn off the burner.
Add the pasta to the sauce. Toss the pasta. Top with lemon zest, and fresh parsley.
Recipe Video
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
- per serving
- Calories
- 320
- Carbs
- 32 grams
- Fat
- 10 grams
