Name: Steamed clams with lemongrass
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Vietnamese cuisine
Ingredients: 2 kgs Clams; 100 gms Lemongrass tree; 50 gms Ginger, garlic, chili, lemon; 3 tsp Condiments: fish sauce, sugar, monosodium glutamate

Steamed clams with lemongrass have the spicy taste of chili, the aroma of lemongrass and the sweetness of clams, very attractive. The dish is simple to make but to be delicious, you need to have a standard recipe as well as a few small secrets. Discover how to make delicious and attractive steamed clams in just a few minutes.

Steamed clams with lemongrass

Clams are soaked in salt and chili water diluted for about 1-2 hours to release all the sand, then wash and take out the basket to dry.

Garlic peels off the dry outer skin, minced. Fresh chillies are washed, cut lengthwise, seeds removed and finely chopped. Lemongrass remove the outer skin, cut into pieces and smash. Peel off the skin of the ginger, wash it and cut it thinly.

Prepare a medium-sized pot, put the crushed lemongrass branches on the bottom and put the clams on. Add to the pot 1 tablespoon of chopped chili, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 150ml of filtered water. Put the pot on the stove, cover the lid, cook on medium heat until the water boils, the clams open their mouth, shake well and turn off the stove.

Make fish sauce for clams according to the recipe: 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon minced chili, 1/3 teaspoon minced garlic, 1/6 teaspoon MSG, 1/4 teaspoon minced ginger and the juice of 2 lemons. Mix well to blend the spices together and serve with clams.

Ladle the clams into a bowl, garnish with green onions and fresh chili. Serve hot with sweet and sour fish sauce mixed and served with laksa leaves. Steamed clams with lemongrass are hot, delicious, and awaken the taste buds of users. The dish is fragrant with lemongrass flavor, while still retaining the fresh and cool taste of clams, making you like it more and more.

Steamed clams with lemongrass

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