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manila clams dish

Fast, Easy, and Best Manila Clams

This Manila clams recipe is meant for anyone to do because it is that easy, and that good. Lip-smacking sauce with simple ingredients and tender, plump clams are done in no time.
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Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Entree, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Asian, Filipino
Keyword: breakfast, clams, clams linguine, easy, gluten-free option, healthy, low carb, Manila clams, quick, seafood recipe
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 417kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs Manila clams
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves smash and mince
  • 1¼ cup dry white wine Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup scallions thin sliced
  • 1 tbsp red Fresno chili optional garnish; thin sliced
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • 2 whole lemons wedges to use as garnish

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients

  • Clean the Manila clams well. Follow the steps in the article above that go over soaking the clams in salt water for 45 minutes then cleaning them well before cooking. Use clams that are closed.
    Prep all ingredients (cut and slice per the above recipe list) before starting the cook because this is a very fast recipe.

Make Manila Clams in White Wine Garlic Sauce

  • Heat pan well. Add oil. Sauté the garlic until fragrant.
  • Add the white wine. Very high simmer for two minutes. Be sure to have the high simmering.
  • Then, add soy sauce. Add the clams. Add the butter as is.
  • Close the lid tightly for three minutes. High simmering.
  • Open the lid and the clams should have opened up. Close the lid if they need another minute. Discard closed clams that never opened (do not consume those ones).
  • Mix around and spoon sauce over the clams, lower the flame.
    Sprinkle some Salt and Pepper.
  • Remove from the heat, garnish with the very thin sliced scallions and Fresno chilies. Add linguine pasta if you like.
    Put lemon wedges on the side.
  • Serve immediately and Enjoy!

Notes

Serving Suggestions:
  • serve in a big bowl with just the sauce and clams and have French baguettes on the side or pasta
  • IF ADDING PASTA: Add twice more butter, use only half the white wine, and add cooked pasta, like linguine, to the mix.
  • serve with rice, cauliflower rice, or quinoa
  • serve with sides like mustard greens and noodle dishes
  • Make it a brunch to believe with a seafood feast theme, and serve this Manila clams recipe with more seafood dishes like a spicy prawns bake, salt and pepper shrimp, and some easy to make ten minute salmon.
Nutrition notes are estimates and vary depending on brands, choices, amounts, etc. Please use your personal nutritional calculator for more specific cal amounts.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Fast, Easy, and Best Manila Clams
Amount per Serving
Calories
417
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
26
g
40
%
Saturated Fat
 
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
11
g
Cholesterol
 
67
mg
22
%
Sodium
 
850
mg
37
%
Potassium
 
301
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
16
g
5
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
3
g
3
%
Protein
 
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
 
886
IU
18
%
Vitamin C
 
48
mg
58
%
Calcium
 
86
mg
9
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.