Clam with Broccoli in Soy Sauce, Balamic Vinegar an d Basil

Taiwan is a island with the fresh sea food all year around.  Most of local restaurant keep fish, shrimp, and crab alive in the tank.  You can pick up your favorite and choose the way you want to cook.  There's nothing fancy or complicated cooking technique.  It's just simply fresh and flavorful directly from the sea to your table. 

 

 

 

 

Preparation time: 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 5 minutes.

 

Ingredient:

 

1.  1 pound clam wash the dirt away with brush.

 

2.  1 broccoli cut into bite size.

 

Flavor:

 

1.   4 clove garlic minced.

 

2.   4 thin slice ginger then minced.

 

3.   1 red hot chill, clean the seed and diced. (If you like it spicy)

 

4.   2 tablespoon soy sauce.

 

5.   2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, plus 1 teaspoon more for finish.

 

6.   1 tablespoon sugar.

 

7.   1 tablespoon tapioca starch or corn starch.

 

8.   1/4 cup water.

 

9.   A pinch white pepper. 

 

10.   1/4 cup sake or dry white wine.

 

11.  1 cup of basil leaves.

 

Mix soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, tapioca or corn starch, water, white pepper in a bowl.

 

High heat, add in oil, garlic, and ginger saute until the fragance come out, add in clam, broccoli mix well then wine.  Cove with lid cook clam until shell open about 3- 5 minutes.  make sure the sauce mixture mix well right before you add in the pan. Swirl the pan instead of over mix the clam which meat will fall apart from shell.  Bring it to the broil then turn heat off right away, add in basil, drizzle last touch of balsamic vinegar.

 

Great with rice or pasta.  Good with beer too!