how do you cook clams?

Question

I have a thing of clams and want to cook them on my stove how do I do it?

how do you steam?

Answer 1

Cooking Clams
A step-by-step tutorial for steaming clams.

There are many, many ways to cook and prepare clams . In fact, on occasion they are even eaten raw. The steam-method for cooking clams is excellent for cooking small to medium-sized varieties of clam. We have selected the more common littleneck clams to illustrate how clams can be steamed.

1. To cook clams using this method, you will need at least 1 pound clams, 1/4 cup white wine, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon butter. Cooking already cleaned clams with this method will take 3 to 4 minutes.

2. Preheat a large saucepan to a medium heat. Melt the butter in the saucepan, and stir in the garlic. Cook the garlic until it reaches a tan color. Be careful not to burn the garlic. If the garlic is overcooked or burned, throw out both the fat and the garlic, then wipe out the pan and start over.
3. Pour clams into the saucepan. Do not add too many clams to the pan at once. If the clams are stacked on top of each other, the weight of the other clams will make it more difficult for the clams on the bottom to open. With this method, you should only cook enough clams to cover the bottom of the pan. Stir the clams around in the garlic butter until the shells are coated, this will evenly distribute the heat within shells.

4. Once the clams have been coated, add about 1/4 cup of wine per dozen clams. This creates the necessary steam required to open the shells. It will also decrease the overall heat within the pan. Cover the clams with a lid. When covered, the garlic is less likely to burn, and the clams will receive heat evenly from all sides. The clams are now being steamed.

5. After about 4 minutes, remove the lid. Most, if not all of the clams should be open. Clams, unlike mussels, only open when they are cooked all of the way through. If some of the clams have not opened, it is possible that either they were not cooked long enough, or that they are bad and should be discarded. Be careful not to cook the clams for too long, as overcooked clams are tough and unpleasant to eat.
6. When clams open, they release natural clam juice. This juice is often used as a base for items like Clam Chowder . We recommend serving the clams in their juice and accompanying the dish with slices of fresh bread to soak up the juices. Steamed clams can also be served over pasta.


Linguine Pescadoro
"A linguine pasta with a feast of seafood: clams, shrimp, and scallops."

Original recipe yield: 6 servings

INGREDIENTS
1 (16 ounce) package linguini pasta
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can black olives, drained
1 (10 ounce) can (10 ounce) can whole baby clams
1 (6.5 ounce) can minced clams, with juice
1/4 pound small salad shrimp
1/4 pound scallops
2 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
In a large pot of boiling salted water cook linguini until al dente. Drain.
Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan over medium heat saute garlic in olive oil until garlic softens. Add Italian seasoning, thyme, crushed red pepper flakes, crushed tomatoes, black olives, and the juice from both cans of clams. Simmer for 15 minutes. Mix in canned clams, shrimp, scallops, lemon zest, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for an additional 15 minutes or until shrimp and clams are cooked.
Toss cooked and drained linguine pasta over seafood sauce. Serve warm.

Answer 2

First, you want to soak them in a brine water for about 20 minutes (1/3 c salt to one gallon of cold water). This will allow them to release sand, etc. It's optional and may have been done if you purchased them from a grocier.

Place ½ inch water in a kettle or pot with a cover. Place clams on a rack over the water (not in it). Bring the water to a boil. Steam clams in the covered pot for 5 to 10 minutes, until their shells open.

Discard any clams that aren't closed up before cooking, and also discard those that don't open when you steam them.

Serve with melted butter.

Answer 3

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how do you cook clams?
I have a thing of clams and want to cook them on my stove how do I do it?

Answer 4

Well you can steam them open or you can make clam sauce.

Steaming clams is easy. Get a wok or large saucepan. Wash clams with cold water making sure none are open. Place in pan, add 1 cup of white wine, 1/4 cup of Olive Oil, 2/3 cup of fresh parsley chopped, 2 tsp. of Oregano, dash of black pepper and 3 tbs of butter. 2 cloves of garlic chopped, Cover and steam till opened and serve immediately. Serve with french fries, corn on the cob and salad.

Clam sauce
1 doz and 1/2 of medium size clams opened and cut them up
2/3 Cup of fresh Parsley chopped
1/3 cup of Olive Oil
1 tsp of Red Pepper Flakes
4 large cloves of garlic chopped
2 tbs of butter
1 tsp of Dried Oregano
1/4 Cup of White Wine
1 lb of Spaghetti
Open clams and take out of shell, cut up into four pieces and place in bowl with juice. In a large saucepan add olive oil and heat, add garlic and simmer till golden, do not burn, add cut up clams, with the juice of the clams, and all other ingredients except Spaghetti. Simmer clams for 20 minutes. In another pot,put water three quarters full and bring to boil, Boil Spaghetti till tender, and drain in a colander, place in a bowl, then place clam mixture on top and serve immediately. Grated cheese can be used as a garnish on this dish. Enjoy!

Answer 5

clean off their beards
rinse the sand off of them
put them in a steamer
dump a bunch of old bay all over them
if any of em are open before cooking discard
if any of them are closed after cooking discard
or wait
which way was that? ok taste em
drink some beer
no steamer handy?
get a big old pot
put beer in bottom with water and a wire rack or tin foil and dump clams in and sprinkle with old bay
let steam for about as long as it takes to drink a six pack or when you get hungry
when they open its a sign they is dun

Answer 6

Use a pasta pot with a removeable insert or a veggie steamer, either will work fine.

See the links for what I am talking about. And obviously you can get cheaper pots.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Yes. After cooking they will be dead.

Answer 9

rinse them
steam them
put a little wine in the steam water.

Answer 10

toss them in a bit of butter, then flour then fry in a frying pan.