Clam Soup Portuguese Recipes Recipe For Deviled

PORTUGUESE STEAMED CLAMS

Steps:

• Wash clams well in a sink of cold water. Discard any clams that are already opened.
• In a large stock pot with a tight fitting lid, place the cleaned clams. Add the sausage, onion, tomatoes and wine. Cover and set over high heat. Steam until all the clams open up. Be sure to shake the pan often to insure even heat.
• Drizzle olive oil over the cooked clams. Evenly divide all the ingredients into warm soup plates. Divide the broth into side cups for dipping.

CLAMS IN A CATAPLANA CASA VELHA

Steps:

• Meanwhile, prepare the sauce: Cook the onions, garlic, and green peppers in the oil in a large heavy skillet over moderate heat for 8 to 10 minutes, or until limp and golden. Add the bay leaf, tomatoes, and their juice. Break up any large clumps of tomatoes, bring mixture to a simmer, cover and cook slowly for 30 minutes; add the tomato sauce, prosciutto, smoked ham, and chourico; cover, and cook 30 minutes longer. The sauce can be made as much as 2 days ahead of time but do not buy the clams until the day you plan to serve the cataplana. The sauce should be covered and refrigerated until you are ready to proceed.
• To assemble the cataplana: Spoon 1/2 the tomato mixture into the bottom of a very large cataplana pot, and bring to a simmer over moderate heat. Adjust the heat so that the mixture barely boils, arrange the clams on top, spoon in the remaining tomato sauce and wine, cover tightly, cook 10 minutes over moderately low heat, do not lift cover. Open the cataplana or kettle, scatter the parsley evenly on top, and then toss the clams lightly. If clams have not opened, cover and cook slowly for 5 to 10 minutes longer or until the clams open. Discard any that do not.
• Carry the cataplana or kettle to the table, take off lid, and ladle into large soup plates. Cook's note: Types of small clams to use are West Coast butter clams or small Littleneck clams. Also, be sure to put out a large bowl for empty clamshells.

CLAM SOUP PORTUGUESE

Steps:

• Leave clams overnight in salted water and then wash thoroughly in several waters to clean all the sand.
• Dice bacon and onion and sauté with oil and butter in deep pot.
• Add clams and a parsley sprig.
• Cover and allow simmering slowly for about 20 minutes, stirring from time to time so onions do not burn.
• Add water.
• When this comes to a boil, add rice; add 10 ounces frozen peas to the soup when rice is soft.
• Allow to come to a boil again and then turn heat down, allowing soup to simmer slowly until rice has softened almost to a paste.
• Remove all empty shells which have loosened from the clams.

PORTUGUESE PORK AND CLAMS

Steps:

• To Marinate: Combine the wine, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and cumin in a nonporous glass dish or bowl. Mix together. Add pork and toss to coat. Cover dish or bowl and refrigerate to marinate for 2 to 3 hours.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute until soft. Remove pork from dish or bowl (reserving marinade) and add to skillet; brown quickly, then add potato cubes, reserved marinade, beans, cayenne pepper and clams or mussels. Cook until open, about 7 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.

DEVILED CLAMS OLD FASHIONED STYLE (ALMOST!)

Steps:

• Using a food processor (do not clean between ingredients).
• Finely slice the torpedo rolls and set aside.
• Finely chop bacon and put in a large, deep saute pan and put on medium heat.
• Medium chop peppers, onions, and parsley and add to cooking bacon.
• Add garlic powder, seasoning salt, and cayenne pepper to mix and cook for 10 minutes.
• Put aside to cool.
• To open clams,place in large baking pan (s) 1 to 2" deep.
• Place in a 400°F oven for 10 minutes, or until opened slightly,remove fron oven and let cool enough to handle.
• Open clams, reserving the liquid for later use,and chop meat medium fine.
• Separate and save clam shells.
• In a large bowl,combine the clams and bacon/vegetable mix.
• Add the sliced rolls a cup at a time,adding the reserved clam juice,if necessary,to keep the consistency of a slightly wet stuffing.
• Spoon fill clam shells with stuffing mix, sprinkle bread crumbs over stuffing,and top with lighty sprinkled paprika for color.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Bread crumbs should be lightly browned, and clams and vegetables tender.