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🍽️ Marinated Venus Clams

97 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

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

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