Best Manila Clams With Clam Sauce Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH CLAMS

Spaghetti with Clams image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pound dried spaghetti
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 shallots, thinly sliced
5 to 7 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 1/2 pounds Manila clams, scrubbed clean
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced into small cubes
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon, zested, for garnish

Steps:

In a large pot, bring to a boil 6 quarts of salted water. Add pasta, stirring constantly in the beginning to prevent it from sticking together. Cook until al dente, about 8 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan. When almost smoking, add shallots and garlic and saute until soft and translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add the clams and wine. Cover and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes or until most clams have opened.
Add 2 tablespoons chopped parsley. Whisk in butter to thicken sauce slightly.
Drain pasta in a colander. Do not rinse pasta with water - this will remove the pasta's natural starches. Place pasta into the clam saute pan and mix thoroughly. Check seasoning.
Pour pasta into large serving bowl. Zest lemon over the dish, being carefull not to zest the white part of the lemon, which is bitter. Garnish with remaining parsley. Serve immediately.

WELLFLEET AND MANILA CLAM SAUCE

Wellfleet and Manila Clam Sauce image

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons finely sliced garlic
1/4 cup finely julienned basil leaves
1/2 pound Applewood-smoked bacon, diced and cooked crisp
18 Littleneck clams from Wellfleet, MA
18 Manila clams
1/2 bottle rose wine
1 quart canned clam broth
8 ounces (2 sticks) butter
1/2 cup fennel, finely diced
1 ounce preserved Meyer lemon peel, julienned
Salt and pepper
Meyer lemon juice, to adjust acidity

Steps:

Heat a large saucepan until moderately hot. Add olive oil. Saute fennel, bacon and garlic. Add the clams and deglaze with the rose wine. Pull the clams out as they open. Reduce the wine by 3/4. Add the clam broth and bring to a boil. Add the butter to the boiling liquid, continue to boil until the butter is incorporated. Just before serving, add the clams back to the sauce, along with the Meyer lemon peel, basil leaves, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

CLAMS IN OYSTER SAUCE

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Clams, such as Manila or baby clams, taste great cooked in oyster sauce, and make a great Filipino appetizer.

Provided by lola

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Filipino

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
½ cup water
2 ¼ pounds clams in shell, scrubbed

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large pot with a lid over medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the ginger to the mixture and cook another 2 minutes. Stir the oyster sauce into the mixture; cover and cook another 2 minutes. Pour the water into the mixture, cover, and cook another 2 minutes. Add the clams; cover and cook until the majority of the clams have opened, about 5 minutes. Discard any clams which do not open. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.2 calories, Carbohydrate 5.3 g, Cholesterol 19.9 mg, Fat 7.4 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 8.1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 90.7 mg, Sugar 2 g

MANILA CLAMS

Manila Clams image

Provided by Food Network

Time 17m

Yield about 6 appetizer portions

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons garlic chopped
3 pounds clams (Manila, cockles, or littlenecks)
1/2 white wine
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, or more to taste
3 teaspoons ground fennel seeds
3 teaspoons lemon zest, finely chopped, yellow only
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 cups tomatoes, cored, seeded, chopped into small pieces
1/4 cup parsley, chopped

Steps:

In a large saute pan cook the garlic in the olive oil until golden brown. Do not burn. Add the clams to the hot oil. **Be careful not to burn yourself. Add the wine, red pepper, fennel seed, lemon zest and juice.
Raise the heat to high and steam the clams for 6 to 8 minutes until all the clams are open. Arrange the clams in 6 bowls using a slotted spoon. Add the tomatoes and parsley to the boiling broth and cook for 1 minute. Ladle the broth over the clams and serve.

MANILA CLAMS IN GARLIC AND BEER

Manila Clams in Garlic and Beer image

Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network

Categories appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced fine
2 red onions, chopped fine
8 dozen small Manila clams, well-scrubbed
3 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
1/2 bunch fresh basil leaves
2 cans beer (your choice)

Steps:

Heat oil in a large stock pot. Gently saute garlic and onions until light golden brown, being careful not to burn them. Place clams in pot and season with salt and pepper. Add fresh basil and pour in beer. Cover pot and bring to boil over medium heat, cooking until clams open. Remove clams to platter or large serving bowl, discarding any that do not open. Pour broth into a serving bowl for dipping with crusty bread.