Steps to Prepare Delicious Steamed Clams and Rice

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Steamed Clams and Rice is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Steamed Clams and Rice is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have steamed clams and rice using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Steamed Clams and Rice:

1. Get 350 grams Uncooked white rice
2. Take 150 grams Manila clams
3. Prepare 1/4 pack Shimeji mushrooms
4. Get 1/5 Carrot
5. Make ready 1/2 Thin aburaage
6. Make ready 1 tbsp Soy sauce
7. Take 1 tsp Mirin
8. Make ready 1 dash Green onions or scallions
9. Prepare 1 Shredded nori seaweed
10. Get To parboil the clams
11. Get 25 ml Cooking sake
12. Take 100 ml Water

Steps to make Steamed Clams and Rice:

1. Wash the rice and place in a strainer. Let it sit for 30 minutes.
2. Remove the sand and saltwater from the clams. Julienne the carrots and shred the shimeji mushrooms.
3. Add 25 ml of sake and 100 ml of water to a pot. Add the clams and turn on the heat. Once the shells have opened, turn off the heat.
4. Strain the boiled liquid through a strainer into a bowl. Add enough water to bring the liquid to a total of 200 ml. Add soy sauce and mirin.
5. Set aside 5-6 clams and remove the meat from the shells of the remaining clams. If they are cooked with the rice, the meat will become tough, so they will be added right after the rice has cooked.
6. Put the rice, carrot, aburaage, and shimeji mushrooms into the earthenware pot. Also pour in the liquid from Step 4. If you add 4 or 5 raw clams used for making dashi, it will taste even better.
7. Heat the earthenware pot on high heat. Once it begins to boil, lower the heat to low so that it doesn't boil over. Cook for 9 minutes.
8. After 9 minutes has passed, turn the heat to high for just 10 seconds. Place the clam meat inside and immediately cover with the lid again.
9. Wrap it up in a bath towel or something similar to retain the heat and steam for 5 minutes.
10. Garnish with finely chopped green onion and it's done.
11. If you make extra, you can have some onigiri rice balls!
12. Serve with some lightly pickled vegetables.. - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/147206-lightly-pickled-vegetables

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