Clams With Garlic And Almonds Tapas Recipes

Steps:

• Wash clams to remove any dirt or sand.
• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic; saute for 1 minute, or until tender. Pour in the white wine. Boil until wine has reduced to half its original volume.
• Add clams, cover, and steam till clams start to open. Add butter, cover, and cook till most or all of the clams open. Discard any that do not open. Transfer clams and juice to 2 large bowls. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve.

Steps:

• Mix almonds, chives, parsley, and 1 tablespoon oil in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook garlic and red pepper flakes, stirring occasionally, until garlic is softened, about 2 minutes. Add wine, bring to a boil, and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
• Add clams and increase heat to medium-high; cover pot. Cook, shaking pot occasionally, until clams have opened, 5-8 minutes (discard any that do not open).
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Add pasta and 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid to clams and toss to coat. Cook, tossing and adding more cooking liquid as needed, until sauce coats pasta, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Serve linguine and clams topped with reserved almond-herb mixture.

Steps:

• Set a heavy-bottomed soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. When oil is hot, add scallions and let sizzle for a minute without browning. Add garlic and peppers, stir and let sizzle for 15 seconds.
• Add wine and broth, and turn heat to high. Add clams, and clamp on lid. Cook for 7 or 8 minutes, stirring once or twice, until all clams have opened. Turn off heat and keep pot covered.
• As clams cook, prepare the baguette: Under the broiler, toast the bread cut-side up until it's golden. Rub the cut side of baguette with a peeled garlic clove and and drizzle each of the four pieces with about 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.
• Just before serving, throw parsley, cilantro and basil into the pot and stir well to distribute.
• Ladle clams and broth into big soup bowls. Serve with garlic toasts for sopping and lemon wedges. For a dramatic presentation, set a single long toast atop each bowl.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook the clams: Heat a large skillet over high heat. Rinse the clams one final time to make sure they are free of any grit. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet, add the clams and vermouth and cook, shaking the skillet slightly, until the clams open. Remove and cool. Reserve any cooking liquid.
• Make the breadcrumb mix: Place the remaining 10 tablespoons butter in the bowl of a food processor, add the garlic, scallions and lemon zest and juice and pulse to blend. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Mix in the breadcrumbs.
• Prepare and bake the clams: Detach each clam from its shell and put the meat back in the shell. Mix the reserved cooking liquid from the clams (if any) with the cream. Pour a touch of the cream mixture on top of each clam and immediately mold some of the breadcrumb mixture into each of the shells so the clam body is covered. Arrange them in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until hot, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and preheat the broiler.
• Broil the clams for 1 minute, watching them constantly so they don't burn. Remove them from the oven. Squirt with lemon juice. Top each clam with some parsley. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• For the artichokes, fill a bowl with water, and squeeze in the juice of half the lemon. Take each artichoke, and remove all outer leaves, and discard. Slice the stem of the artichokes down to 1-inch length, and using a knife, peel away all the outer skin. Rub generously with the remaining lemon. Cut the remaining leaves at the bottom of the base, exposing the hairy choke. With a spoon, scoop out the choke, and discard. Rub the entire surface of the artichoke with lemon, and place in the water. Repeat this process for all the artichokes. Working quickly, slice each artichoke into 4 quarters, and return the pieces to the water. Set aside.
• Place 2 cups of vegetable oil in a heavy saucepan, and heat over medium heat.
• To make the vinaigrette, add the vermouth to a saucepan and cook over medium heat until reduced by 3/4 (the alcohol will probably catch on fire, but do not worry). Add the clam juice and continue to reduce until mixture equals 1 cup. Add the clams, cover pot, and steam until barely open.
• Immediately remove the clams to a small bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Strain the liquid through cheesecloth, rinse pan, and return liquid to pan. Add the shallots, and reduce until mixture has thickened slightly, about 1/4 cup. Add the olive oil, tomatoes, a drop of lemon juice, chopped parsley, and set aside in a warm spot.
• Remove clams from shells, and season them lightly with salt. Set aside.
• Drain the artichokes and add them to the oil, and cook gently for 10 minutes. They will bubble vigorously as the moisture evaporates. The artichokes will be done when golden and slightly wrinkled (test one to be sure). Remove from oil, season with salt, and set aside.
• To serve, place a small pile of artichokes in the center of four plates. Place 5 clams around each pile, and spoon the vinaigrette over them. Sprinkle top with toasted almonds, and garnish with a few drops of lemon juice, sliced pearl onions, and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Wash clams to remove any dirt or sand.
• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add garlic; saute for 1 minute, or until tender.
• Pour in the white wine.
• Boil until wine has reduced to half its original volume.
• Add clams, cover, and steam till clams start to open.
• Add butter,lemon and red pepper flakes, cover, and cook till most or all of the clams open.
• Discard any that do not open.
• Transfer clams and juice to large bowls.
• Sprinkle with parsley.
• Serve with warm crusty bread for dipping or on top of pasta!

Steps:

• Steam the clams with the water and butter in a covered pan for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and keep covered. On a medium flame fry the garlic, ginger, cilantro, shallots, and bacon separately in the safflower oil. They will lightly brown in seconds so stand ready with a slotted spoon. The ginger takes the longest, but that means 10 seconds. The bacon is done in literally a blink of an eye. When the cilantro leaves turn dark green; it's done. Drain each on a paper towel.
• Save the clam nectar to use later. Discard one shell from each clam. On a single platter or individual plates, place the clams on their half shells. Drizzle with olive oil. Scatter the fried garlic, ginger, cilantro, shallots and bacon over the clams. Serve warm and eat by hand.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy pot over medium-low heat. Add garlic and bouillon; saute for 5 minutes. Increase heat and add water and wine.
• Add clams and cover with a glass lid. Steam until clams open, shaking to pot gently to redistribute the clams, about 6 minutes; do not open the lid.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove clams to a serving bowl; discard any that did not open.
• Add parsley, salt, and pepper to the broth. Pour broth over the clams and serve.

Steps:

• .** Salt & pepper to taste **.
• Heat Olive Oil in large sauce pan. Add Onion, Garlic, and chopped Chili. Saute until Onion is tender. Add Clams. Saute 2 minutes. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons Parsley. Add Sherry and Lime juice. Increase heat and cover. Simmer until clams open about 5 minutes. Put clams in shallow bowl(s). Boil remaining sauce until very slightly thickened. Salt and fresh ground Black Pepper to taste. Pour sauce over clams. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Finely chop the almonds either by crushing with a rolling pin and chopping with a knife, or in a food processor. In a medium bowl, stir the almonds, butter, and parsley together until smooth. Don't add salt-the clams will do that. Set aside while you cook the clams.
• Heat a large skillet to medium and add the oil, then the garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Swirl the pan and, before the garlic browns at all, add the clams and wine. Cover the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until all the clams have opened. If a few won't open, that's okay; let them keep their deep secrets. Add the almond and parsley butter and stir so that it melts and mixes with the clam broth. Serve hot with spoons, bread, and napkins.
• Variation
• Do it the way I originally planned and pluck some, or all, of the cooked clams from their shells, return to the skillet, and toss with hot boiled linguine.