Garlic Butter Steamers – New England steamers (soft shell clams) with garlic herb butter. A 15-min recipe that is easy and delicious!
Garlic Butter Steamers
Garlic Butter Steamers – New England steamers (soft shell clams) with garlic herb butter.
A 15-min recipe that is easy and delicious.
Last weekend, we went to Redondo Beach to celebrate my friend’s birthday.
Redondo Beach is probably one of my favorite places to go to in the Los Angeles area, not because of the spectacular views and the nice beaches, but for the seafood.
If you are a local or have visited Redondo Beach, you will know that locals and tourists alike flock there because it offers the freshest seafood in the area, with many seafood shacks selling everything from fresh oysters to crabs crab or lobster, and more.
One of the shellfish that I absolutely love but can’t get easily is soft shell clams or New England steamers.
They have thin and fragile white-color shells, with siphon sticking out.
Soft shell clams are extremely briny and sweet in taste, and the flesh is very tender and juicy.
All I did was steaming them with a little garlic, herb and butter, with some white wine.
I would always guzzle the delicious clam juice until not a single drop left.
If you can’t find steamers where you are, you can certainly use any clams you can find in your area.
There are also similar recipes that you can try: Thai steamed clams, ginger and clam soup, Taiwanese-style clams, and steamed Asari clams. Bon appetit!
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 174 calories per serving.
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Garlic Butter Steamers Recipe (Soft Shell Clams)
Garlic Butter Steamers – New England steamers (soft shell clams) with garlic herb butter. A 15-min recipe that is easy and delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 lbs soft shell clams, cleaned and scrubbed
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf, Italian parsley
- salt to taste
Directions
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Heat up a small pot and add the melted butter. Saute the garlic until you smell the aroma, but not browned. Add the soft shell clams into the pot, stir to combine well. Add the white wine and cover the pot with its lid.
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2
As soon as all clams open up, add the parsley and salt to taste. Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
There is a thin grey-color membrane that covers the soft soft clams. Remove the membrane thoroughly before eating.
Ann Marie Kennedy
Third time I’m making these, there so easy and delicious, I soak them in salt water first to get the sand out.
Rasa Malaysia
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Ken
They are good. But first remove the siphon and guts, don’t want to eat that.
Pogo
If you remove the siphon and guts, what do you eat? Real New Englanders remove only the membrane covering the snout and eat the rest of it. The soft “belly” part is excellent tasting!!
Kath Miller
Delicious with crusty bread. I added some chopped shallots I had too. Yes pull off covering to neck, but enjoy those tender guts and the slightly chewy neck. My dad always called that the handle to hold to dip these sweet clams in butter.
Jeannette
This is one recipe that I’m trying as soon as I get these clams.. I look forward to all your recipes.. Have tried a few and they are all fantastic!
Rasa Malaysia
Jeannette – steamers are hard to come by unless you go to seafood stores, but but you can use Manila clams, or any hard-shell clams. :)