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Japanese style steamed clams in a Japanese ginger sake broth served in a black bowl with chopped green onions being picked up with a pair of chopsticks.
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Japanese Steamed Clams

Discover the simplicity of my traditional Japanese Steamed Clams recipe, where fresh clams meet sake and ginger in a delightful seafood dish.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword sake steamed clams, steamed clam recipe
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 bowl
Calories 94kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Clams Manila or Little Neck
  • 1/4 Inch Ginger
  • 1 Cup Japanese Sake
  • 1 Stalk Green Onions

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for Japanese steamed clams.
  • Thinly slice ginger into match box size sticks and set aside.
    Sliced ginger.
  • Finely chop green onions and set aside.
    Chopped green onions.
  • In a stove top pot, add Japanese sake and sliced ginger. Bring to boil.
    Ginger in a pot.
  • Once boiling, remove clams from bowl of water and add into stove top pot. Cover and cook until all the shells open up, about 2-4 minutes.
    Clams in a pot.
  • Sprinkle in chopped green onions and transfer clams to serving bowl. Discard remaining liquid. Note - if some clams do not open during the cooking process, discard and DO NOT consume.
    Japanese style steamed clams in a pot.

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Nutrition

Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 412mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 324IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg