Drunken grilled clams
Ingredients
- 2 dozen little neck clams
- 3 scallions
- cilantro
The sauce
- 1 thai chili or red chili, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 lemon grass stalk, sliced into 2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup sake
- 1/2 lime
- sea salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Soak clams in water for at least 15 min and then scrub any excess dirt off of them.
- To make the sauce for the clams, start by melting butter in a pot over medium heat. When butter is melted, add in shallots, ginger, garlic, lemon grass, chilis salt and pepper.
- Cook for about 3-5 min or until everything is super fragrant. Add in sake and let everything cook down for another 3 or so minutes. Turn off heat and add in lime juice. Season to taste.
- Preheat grill to 450+ and then add clams. Grill until clams open up. Transfer to a plate, reserving as much of the clam juice as possible. Add sauce to each clam and sprinkle chopped cilantro and scallions overtop. Enjoy!
