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Pippies (Clams) Wok-Tossed With Chilli and Asian Basil ((Nhieu X

Here's how you make Pippies (Clams) Wok-Tossed With Chilli and Asian Basil ((Nhieu X
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 lemongrass stalk (bruised and sliced into 5cm lengths)
  • 1 cup water
  • 500 grams raw clams (cockles)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oil (vegetable oil)
  • 1 tablespoon diced fresh garlic (finely diced)
  • 1 tablespoon red shallot (finely diced)
  • 1/2 tablespoon potato starch (mixed with 1 tablespoon water)
  • 2 whole chilies (long deseeded finely sliced into strips)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • Basil leaves (Asian 2 handfuls)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a saucepan bring water to the boil, add lemongrass and pippies and cover and cook until pippies open slightly (roughly 4 minutes).

  • Step 2: In a bowl, add sugar, fish sauce and oyster sauce and mix until sugar dissolves and set aside.

  • Step 3: Strain the pippies, reserving the broth.

  • Step 4: Heat a wok to high, add oil, garlic and red shallots, followed by the pippies, and then wok toss for 1 minute.

  • Step 5: Add the sauce and 3 tablespoons of the pippie broth and toss for a further minute and then add the dissolved potato starch and then add the chilli, pepper and asian basil and toss to combine.

  • Step 6: Enjoy with a beer.


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