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Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato
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Also known as Clams Bulhão Pato
Clams opened in olive oil with a great deal of sliced garlic, coriander and white wine, and finished with lemon. Four minutes of cooking and a plate of bread.
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- Servings
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 8 min
- Total
- 1 h 23 min
Ingredients
clams1.2 kg
garlic cloves8
coriander1 large bunch
dry white wine150 ml
olive oil6 tbsp
lemons1
black pepper
gluten-free bread1 loaf
salt3 tbsp
Instructions
- 01
Purge the for at least 1 hour in cold water with a tablespoon of the per litre, changing the water twice, and throw out any that stay open when tapped.
- 02
Warm the in a wide pan. Slice the thinly and cook it gently until it just turns pale gold. Do not let it brown — burnt ruins the whole pan.
- 03
Add the and bring it to a hard boil.
- 04
Tip in the , clamp the lid on and cook over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes, shaking once, until they have opened.
- 05
Take off the heat, discard any that stayed shut, and fold in most of the , roughly chopped, the juice of half the and a good grind of .
- 06
Serve straight from the pan with the rest of the , the other half of the cut into wedges, and the for the broth.
Notes
- Purge the clams properly. Grit is the only thing that can spoil a dish this simple.
- Pale gold garlic, never brown. It is sliced rather than crushed so it cooks evenly and stays sweet.
- Named after a nineteenth-century Lisbon poet. The coriander is not optional — it is the flavour people remember.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 27 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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