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Japanese Steamed Clams - steamed Manila (Asari) clams with butter, Japanese sake and mirin. Briny, delicious and takes only 10 minutes.

Japanese Steamed Clams - Manila (Asari) clams with butter, Japanese sake and mirin. Briny, delicious and takes only 10 mins | rasamalaysia.com

Quick and easy Japanese Steamed Clams with butter, Japanese sake and mirin.

Orginally published on September 13, 2008. Updated with new photos.

Fresh Japanese Manila (Asari) clams steamed with butter, Japanese sake and mirin in a bowl.

If you love Japanese restaurants, especially Japanese izakaya (casual restaurants serving yakitori, grilled foods and sake), I am sure you know this classic Japanese steamed clams dish. It’s called sari no sakamushi, a personal favorite that I never miss out whenever I dine at izakaya.

Close up Japanese Steamed Clams.

I first experienced Japanese izakaya dining when I visited Tokyo. During the trip, I had numerous meals at an izakaya in a small alley right next to my hotel. Sitting on a tatami mat and dined from a low table in a traditional Japanese setting, my host introduced me to yakitori, steamed clams, chicken karaage, yakisoba, agedashi tofu and various mouthwatering Japanese small-plates. I was instantly hooked.

Japanese Steamed Clams - Manila (Asari) clams with butter, Japanese sake and mirin. Briny, delicious and takes only 10 mins | rasamalaysia.com

This Japanese steamed clams recipe is very easy and takes practically 10 minutes. It calls for only four (4) main ingredients: manila clams, Japanese cooking sake and mirin (sweet wine seasoning) and butter. The end result is tantalizing, and it’s especially comforting and satisfying in the colder Fall/Winter nights. Enjoy!

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Japanese Steamed Asari Clam Recipe

Japanese Steamed Clams - Manila (Asari) clams with butter, Japanese sake and mirin. Briny, delicious and takes only 10 mins | rasamalaysia.com

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword Japanese Steamed Clams
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 316 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb Manila clams
  • 1/3 stick unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 1/2 cup cooking sake
  • 1/4 cup mirin
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped scallion green part only

Instructions

  1. Clean the clams thoroughly and set aside. Heat up a saucepan on medium heat and add the butter. As soon as the butter melts, transfer the clams into the pan and do a few quick stirs. Add the water, sake, and mirin into the clams and cover the pan with its lid. Turn the heat to high and bring the clams to boil. As soon as all the clams are open, add in salt to taste. Dish out into a bowl, garnish with the chopped scallion, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
Japanese Steamed Asari Clam Recipe
Amount Per Serving (2 g)
Calories 316 Calories from Fat 110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.2g 19%
Saturated Fat 7.3g 37%
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Sodium 1578mg 66%
Total Carbohydrates 51.5g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 6%
Sugars 19.3g
Protein 2.2g 4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  9. This looks absolutely delicious. I’ve been going through a shellfish phase recently and this looks like it would fit the bill just right!

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  11. This is one of my favourite clam dishes. I would just slurp everything up, no time to talk, which kind of defeats the purpose of izakaya, doesn’t it? ;)

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  12. Finally a great steamed asari clams recipe that I can try at home. At Japanese izakaya, this is an expensive dish to order and you only get a few steamed asari clams with little soup.

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  13. I love steamed asari clams! The recipe sounds really simple, now all I have to do is buy some clams and the sake and mirin and follow your recipe and I will have a home-cooked steamed asari clams. Thanks so much!

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  14. japanese dining is beautiful..so relaxed and calming. almost like an art. it’s something my family adores and follows..these clams are gorgeous! wow…it’s just hit me that i really need to go out for some awesome seafood real soon.

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  19. HI Bee,

    May I know if I can use oil instead go butter?

    I am thinking my 79 year old father may not like the butter….

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