clams/cockles?

Question

does anyone have any good recipes for clams/cockles. I wanna make a soup. would it be good with cockles, broth, green onion and miso????

Answer 1

COCKLE SOUP

2 heaping tbsp. butter 2 heaping tbsp. flour 2 pts. (4 c.) cockle stock 1 pt. (2 c.) milk 2 tbsp. chopped parsley 1/2 c. chopped celery (opt.) Cream to taste (approx. 1/2 c.) Salt & pepper
Scrub the cockles well, to get rid of the sand and grit. Then put them into a large saucepan, with preferably sea-water, to cover. If this is not available, use salted water. Bring them to the boil, when they will open. Do not continue cooking once the shells are open but cool until cold enough to handle and then take the cockles out of their shells. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour, then add the strained cockle juice and milk, stirring all the time until it is smoothly blended. Put in the chopped parsley, celery and seasoning and cook for 10 minutes. Finally add the cockles, heat and served with a little cream on each portion.


BOILED COCKLES:

In County Down are cooked as above, and when taken from their shells are heated up with butter, pepper, salt and juice of a lemon.

COCKELTY PIE:

Cooked as for a soup, a little grated onion added and cover with a pastry crust which is baked in the oven for 30 minutes and served hot.

Answer 2

You can try anything. Here is a recipe That I had in my box.

20 cherrystone clams or littleneck clams, scrubbed clean
5 cups fish stock or chicken stock or vegetable stock
1 medium carrot, juliened
1 large ripe tomato, peeled seeded and chopped to medium
8 medium mushrooms, sliced
3 green onions, sliced
1 tablespoon parsley
1/2 orange bell pepper, juliened
16 slices orange skin
1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes

In a large saucepan add the clams and stock.
Cover and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes-you want the clams open. If any didnt open throw them out.
Add the carrots, tomato, mushroom, onions & parsley.
Return pot to a boil and boil for 3 minutes.
Remove from heat and add the orange peels and red pepper.
Ladle into bowls.
*you can use a can of clams with juice if you cant get fresh clams.

You can make any alteration you like to this recipe, the stock is the most important. If some does not like mushrooms, leave them out etc.