Elmers El Salvadorean Clam Salsa Recipes

SALVADORAN SALSA (CHIMOL)

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the radishes, cilantro, tomatoes, onion, salt and red pepper flakes. Stir in lemon juice. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving to blend the flavors.

HAKE WITH CLAMS IN SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Place clams in a bowl, cover with cold water and set aside. If using fish trimmings, rinse them with cold water, place in a 3-quart saucepan, add water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and discard the solids. You should have at least 1 cup fish stock, preferably more. Set aside.
• Drain clams and scrub them. Rinse fish fillets and pat dry. Season with salt on the skinless side.
• Heat oil in a large sauté pan or stovetop casserole. Add garlic and cook on medium-high until garlic barely starts to color. Add flour and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add wine, cook 30 seconds and add fish stock. Lower heat and simmer about a minute.
• Add fish to the pan, skin side up. Simmer gently about 3 minutes. Turn fillets over, add clams, placing them around the fillets. Cook about 5 minutes, or until clams open. If the liquid appears to be drying up, add some additional fish stock or water. When the clams open, scatter parsley around the pan.
• Remove pan from heat and move it in a circular motion a minute or two to swirl the sauce so it begins to emulsify and look smooth. Add more salt if needed. Serve directly from the pan or divide among individual shallow soup bowls.

ELMER'S EL SALVADOREAN CLAM SALSA

Steps:

• In medium sized bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well.
• This salsa will keep covered and refrigerated, about 2 days, but is best eaten right away.

CHOCOLATE CLAMS AND SALSA

Steps:

• For the dressing: Put the mayonnaise, mustard, cilantro, onions and jalapeno in the recipient of a blender and pulse until creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the salsa: In a bowl, mix the tomatoes, chile, onions, lime zest and juice, cilantro and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. If you like things spicier, put everything through a meat grinder, or a blender, and grind it up. Keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• For the refried beans: Heat the lard in a heavy frying pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and chipotle pepper and continue sauteing for 1 minute.
• Add a ladle of cooked beans and, using a masher, start mashing the beans. Once the first spoonful of beans has been mashed completely, keep adding more beans and repeating the process. The unique taste of refried beans occurs as a result of slowly frying the starches inside the beans in the lard, so you want to add the beans a little bit at a time, to make sure they all get good and fried.
• Once all the beans have been mashed, add a little bean liquid or water, until you get the texture that you want. Keep it a bit looser than you eventually want, as they will continue to firm up as they cool off the heat. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• For the clams: Scrub them under cool running water. Discard any gaping clams that don't close when cleaned.
• Set the clams on a BBQ grill over a solid bed of hot coals or over high heat on a gas grill. Close the lid on the gas grill. Cook the clams until they pop open, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Serve with a spoonful of the dressing, the salsa and refried beans. Garnish with lime wedges.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• In a large blender place the red onion, jalapenos, and lime juice start to puree by pulsing the mixture for 30 seconds to a 1 minute.
• With the blender running, start adding the parsley and cilantro in handful bunches, slowly so as not to crowd the blender. When the whole mixture is smooth, season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Heat a large saute pan on high with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, when the oil begins to smoke add the sliced garlic and cook for approximately 30 seconds until the garlic slices are brown but not burned. Add the clams and cook for 2 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan with the white wine and clam juice, cover the pan and cook for 3 more minutes. Remove the lid and add the pureed salsa verde mixture stirring constantly in order to combine the clams, their cooking liquid, and the salsa verde thoroughly. Cook for 3 more minutes, season with salt and pepper and serve with grilled bread points.

MEXICAN CLAM DIP

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese in large bowl until smooth. Mix in salsa, chilies and cilantro. Add clams and blend well. Season dip to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to ovenproof dish. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake dip uncovered until heated through and bubbling around edges, about 35 minutes.
• Place bowl of dip on platter. Surround with chips and serve.

"ELMER'S" SUMMERTIME SWEET ONION SALSA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, jalapeno, green onion, sweet onion, cilantro and garlic.
• In a measuring cup, stir together the lemon juice, lime juice, sugar, coriander, cumin and salt.
• Stir until the sugar and salt dissolve, and then pour over the tomato mixture.
• Stir gently to combine.
• Transfer to a serving bowl, cover, and set aside for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld.