Clams With Sherry Recipes

CLAMS IN SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak the clams in cold water for an hour to help remove any sand or grit inside them.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium-sized, heavy-based saucepan until hot but not smoking hot.
• Add the garlic and onion and reduce the heat. Fry, stirring, for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the chili and bay leaves and fry, stirring now and then, for a further 2-3 minutes, until the onion has softened.
• Drain the soaking clams and add to the saucepan. Increase the heat to high and pour in the sherry.
• Cover the pot and cook, covered, for 2-3 minutes, shaking the pot once or twice.
• Uncover the saucepan, check that the clams have opened and, using a slotted spoon, remove the clams from the pot. Place the clams in a warm serving bowl, cover and set aside.
• Meanwhile, briskly cook the sherry in the saucepan until reduced by a third. Stir in the paprika.
• Pour the sherry sauce over the clams, sprinkle with parsley and serve at once with lemon wedges.

CLAMS IN SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Put oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and shallots, and cook, stirring, until shallots soften, about 5 minutes.
• Add clams, and raise heat to high; cook, stirring, until clams begin to open, 5 to 10 minutes. Move them to a bowl. Add sherry to pan. Cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes, and then stir in pepper and butter.
• Return clams to pan, and cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes. Put clams on serving dish, and add lemon juice to sauce; taste, and adjust seasoning. Pour sauce over clams, garnish with parsley and serve.

MANILA CLAMS WITH SOFRITO AND SHERRY

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large saute pan. Add bacon, and fry until almost crisp. Add peppers, onion, salt and pepper. Strip thyme leaves from stems, and add. Cover, and cook over medium-low heat until peppers are tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer to food processor, and pulse until coarsely pureed.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in saute pan. Add sliced garlic, and saute until it starts to brown. Add clams, and cook, stirring, one minute. Stir in sherry. Add clam juice and pepper mixture, and cook, stirring, until clams have opened, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining olive oil and vinegar, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cilantro.
• Rub bread with remaining garlic, and serve alongside.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH SHERRY, GARLIC & HERBS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add garlic, shallot and herbs and saute 2 minutes.
• Add clams, dry Sherry and bottled clam juice.
• Cover and cook until clams open, about 5 minutes- discard any clams that do not open.
• Add butter to saucepan and stir until melted.
• Using tongs, divide clams among 4 soup bowls.
• Ladle broth over the clams and sprinkle with green onions.
• Serve with bread.

CLAMS WITH SHERRY & SERRANO HAM

Steps:

• In a medium pan with a lid, heat the oil and cook the onion for 5-7 mins to soften. Rinse the clams in a colander and discard any that are opened and will not close with a sharp tap. Add the ham and garlic to the onion and cook for 1 min.
• Add the clams to the pan with the sherry, bring to the boil, cover and cook for 4-5 mins until the clams have all opened (discard any that haven't). Serve immediately, sprinkled with parsley.