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Clam stir fry with black bean sauce

Clam stir fry with black bean sauce

Clam stir fry with black bean sauce
Prep time
5 min
Cook time
7 min
Yield
2 servings
Difficulty
MEDIUM

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

  • 300 g clams
  • 2 tbsp. cooking wine
  • 2 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
  • 1/2 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 3 scallions (, cut into sections)
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 thumb ginger
  • 1.5 tbsp. fermented black beans

Instructions

  1. 1

    Add clam in a large pot and add around 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of oil. Mix well and then add water to cover. Set aside and soak for at least 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Rinse the clams several times with fresh water to remove any residual salt and attached grits and then drain.

  3. 3

    Add around 2 tablespoons of Shaoxing wine. Cover the lid the let it cook for 3-5 minutes until all the shells are opened.

  4. 4

    Drain the clams from the previous step.

  5. 5

    Heat oil until hot and add garlic, black beans and ginger. Use slow fire to fry until aromatic.

  6. 6

    Mix in clams and quickly fry.

  7. 7

    Add a very small amount of light soy sauce around the wok edges. Place in scallions. Mix well and serve hot!

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