Steam Clams with Sake (Asari no Sakamushi) 清酒蛤蜊

Now there is always a small bottle of sake in my fridge. It is not only for drinking pleasure but more for cooking Japanese food! I will definitely add sake to my home made teriyaki sauce. Last time I will buy ready made ones, but after finding a recipe for teriyaki sauce, I have stopped buying the bottled teriyaki sauce. Home made sauces you can adjust the sweetness and saltines according to your taste. And adding sake really makes a big difference! So I will add some sake to most of my Japanese dishes especially those with sauces.


This clams with sake is another new dish I found on Rasa Malaysia website. Super simple and super delicious! I bought some clams which is already cooked and vacuum packed. If you are buying fresh live clams you can clean the clams and soak in brine (1 tsp salt in 2 1/2 cups water) for at least 1 hr than rinse them. I am pretty surprised that those frozen ones taste good too! I can taste the sweetness of the clams in the broth of the dish. Of course if you are using fresh ones, it will taste even better! Simply Oishi!


Ingredients:
1) 600g of Clams
2) 1 Spring onion chopped
3) Garlic minced 1 tablespoon (optional. I added this as you know lah I am a fan of garlic ;p )  
4) 1/3 stick unsalted butter

5) 1 1/4 cup water6) 1/2 cup cooking sake
7) 1/4 cup mirin
8) salt to taste

Steps:

1) Heat up a saucepan on medium heat and add the butter. Than add in the garlic and stir fry for a while.
2) As soon as the butter melts, transfer the clams into the pan and do a few quick stirs. 
3) Add the water, sake, and mirin into the clams and cover the pan with its lid. 
4) Turn the heat to high and bring the clams to boil. As soon as all the clams are open, add in salt to taste. 5) Dish out into a bowl, garnish with the chopped scallion, and serve immediately.