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Pacific Razor Clams with Lemongrass
(recipe, Nellie McBride)
Introduction
From Kathy Casey Food studios, from WA State fisheries website 11.10.09
Ingredients
- 4 large Northwest razor clams
- Pacific Rim Herb Paste
- 1 Tbsp. finely minced fresh ginger
- 1 Tbsp. finely minced fresh garlic
- 1 small stalk fresh lemongrass, end cut off, trimmed and finely minced
- ½ tsp. chili paste (sambal olek)
- 2 tsp. canola oil
- ¼ tsp. kosher salt
- 2 tsp. canola oil
- 3 green onions, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ small red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- ½ tsp. Asian fish sauce
- ¼ cup light coconut milk (or use regular)
- Garnish: 5–6 large cilantro sprigs, coarsely chopped; 1 lime, quartered, or 2 tiny Key limes, halved
Steps
- Preparation:
- Clean the clams and separate the belly from the neck part of the clam. Cut the neck part into bias strips.
- Make the herb paste: Combine the ginger, garlic, lemongrass, chili paste, oil and salt together in a small bowl. If you have a food processor, then give it a quick pulse to combine. Toss with the clams.
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high/high heat. Cook the belly part of the clam for 1 minute, turning as needed. Then add the remaining clam strips, green onions and bell pepper and sauté for about 1 minute more, moving ingredients around the pan as they cook. Add fish sauce and coconut milk and cook about ½ – 1 minute until heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro, and serve with limes for squeezing. Serve immediately.