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🍽️ Marinated Venus Clams
97 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 kg Venus clams (fresh or frozen)
- 1 large onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 green pepper
- 0.5 bunch flat-leaf parsley
- 0.5 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 275 ml dry white wine (or fish stock)
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the Venus clams thoroughly and scrub them clean.
- 2. Place the clams in a bowl of cold water.
- 3. Let the clams sit in the water for one hour.
- 4. Change the water once during this time.
- 5. If using frozen clams, let them thaw beforehand.
- 6. Peel the onion and the garlic.
- 7. Cut the onion and garlic into very fine dice.
- 8. Halve the chili pepper lengthwise.
- 9. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper.
- 10. Rinse the deseeded chili pepper.
- 11. Cut the chili pepper into thin strips.
- 12. Wash the parsley.
- 13. Shake the parsley dry.
- 14. Pluck the parsley leaves from the stems.
- 15. Chop the parsley leaves coarsely.
- 16. Squeeze the lemon.
- 17. Drain the Venus clams in a sieve.
- 18. Discard any clams that are already open.
- 19. Heat the oil in a wide pot.
- 20. Sauté the onions and garlic until translucent.
- 21. Add the chili pepper strips.
- 22. Sauté the chili peppers briefly.
- 23. Pour the white wine into the pot.
- 24. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- 25. Add the Venus clams to the pot.
- 26. Cover the pot.
- 27. Cook the clams over high heat.
- 28. Boil the clams for about four minutes.
- 29. Shake the pot several times while cooking.
- 30. Remove the clams as soon as they have opened.
- 31. Remove the cooked clams from the pot with a slotted spoon.
- 32. Place the clams on a plate.
- 33. Discard any clams that did not open.
- 34. Add the chopped parsley to the cooking liquid.
- 35. Season the liquid with salt.
- 36. Season the liquid with pepper.
- 37. Add the lemon juice to the liquid.
- 38. Pour the marinade over the Venus clams.
- 39. Serve the clams immediately while warm.
- 40. Alternatively, you can serve the clams chilled.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 97
- Protein: 5 g · Fett/Fat: 5 g · Carbs: 3 g