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Basil Clam Clay Pot

This Chinese recipe for Clam Pot with Basil features clams, sliced ginger, red pepper, and basil.

30 min
Medium
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Basil Clam Clay Pot

Ingredients

clam 500 g
sliced ginger to taste
red chili to taste
basil leaves to taste

Instructions

1

Step 1

Wash the ginger, slice it, and set aside.

2

Step 2

Pick basil leaves, wash them, cut the red chili into sections, and set aside.

3

Step 3

Soak clams in salt water to allow them to expel sand, then rinse clean and set aside.

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Step 4

In a bowl, add a little oyster sauce, salt, chicken bouillon, light soy sauce, a small amount of starch water, mix well, and set aside.

5

Step 5

Heat oil in a clay pot, then sauté sliced ginger until fragrant.

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Step 6

Add clams.

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Step 7

Pour the mixed seasoning liquid over the clams.

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Step 8

Cover with the lid and simmer for a while.

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Step 9

Simmer until the clams open, then add the red chili sections.

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Step 10

Add basil leaves, then turn off the heat.

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Step 11

Finished dish.

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Step 12

Finished dish.