CLAMS IN SHERRY SAUCE

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Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, weekday, main course

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, slivered
2 shallots or 1 small onion, diced
3 to 4 pounds very small clams, scrubbed
1/2 cup fino, amontillado or oloroso sherry
Black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter, or more olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
Chopped fresh parsley leaves

Steps:

  • Put oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and shallots, and cook, stirring, until shallots soften, about 5 minutes.
  • Add clams, and raise heat to high; cook, stirring, until clams begin to open, 5 to 10 minutes. Move them to a bowl. Add sherry to pan. Cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes, and then stir in pepper and butter.
  • Return clams to pan, and cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes. Put clams on serving dish, and add lemon juice to sauce; taste, and adjust seasoning. Pour sauce over clams, garnish with parsley and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 567, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 59 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 2391 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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