Littleneck Clams And Potatoes In Chipotle Broth Recipes

LITTLENECK CLAMS AND POTATOES IN CHIPOTLE BROTH

Steps:

• 1. Prepare broth: In a lidded medium pot over medium heat, simmer water, tomatoes, chipotle in adobo, garlic, onions and a pinch of salt, covered, until tomatoes soften, 7-10 minutes. Turn off heat. Add cilantro, cover and let rest 3 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and blend until smooth, about 1 minute. 2. Pour broth back into pot. Add potatoes, cover and simmer on medium-high heat until just fork-tender, 7-10 minutes. Add clams and cover pot again. Steam until shells open, about 7 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open. Remove from heat and season with salt to taste. 3. To serve, divide stew among four soup bowls. Garnish with chopped cilantro, lime segments and sliced scallion.

LITTLENECK CLAMS WITH TAMARIND-TOMATO BROTH, SCALLION, GINGER AND CELLOPHANE NOODLES

Steps:

• In a pot, combine all the tamarind, palm sugar, lemongrass and 2 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Mash the mixture with a potato masher. Strain the stock through a fine-mesh strainer lined with cheesecloth while pressing with the back of a wooden spoon. (This can be done 4 to 5 days in advance.) Keep refrigerated until needed.
• Purge the clams: In a bowl, combine the clams, cornmeal, and 4 cups of cold water. Place in the refrigerator for about 30 to 40 minutes, to clean out any sand. Remove the clams from the water and discard the water.
• Pass the tomatoes through a food mill to remove the seeds (they can be bitter), so that only the juice remains. Set aside.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the cellophane noodles for 4 to 6 minutes, or until done. Strain and put 1/2 cup each of the noodles in 4 wide soup bowls.
• In a wok fitted with a steamer rack (or circular cake rack), bring the tamarind stock, ginger juice, and tomato juice to a boil. Place the clams on the rack, cover, and cook until they open and release their juice into the broth. Divide the clams among the soup bowls, leaving the broth in the wok.
• Stir the sweet soy sauce, minced chile, and basil into the broth and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the fish sauce. Ladle the broth over the clams and garnish with scallions and lemon zest. Serve immediately.

LITTLENECK CLAMS STEAMED IN GREEN CHILI-COCONUT MILK BROTH

Steps:

• Heat a gas or charcoal grill to high. Brush poblano peppers with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Grill until charred on all sides. Place in bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 15 minutes; then peel, halve, seed and coarsely chop the poblano peppers.
• Reduce grill heat to medium high. On stove, heat oil in large enamel-coated Dutch oven or any other large, shallow pot until almost smoking. Add onion, and cook until soft, for 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger, and cook for 2 minutes. Add wine, and reduce mixture until almost dry. Add clam juice, coconut milk and poblano and serrano peppers, and bring to boil. Add spinach leaves, and cook until just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• In batches, transfer the mixture to a blender, add 1/2 cup water and blend until smooth. Return mixture to pot, and bring to boil. Add honey, and season with salt and pepper. Add clams, stir, cover and place pot on the grill. Cover grill, and cook until all clams open, for 10 to 12 minutes. (Or keep pot on stove, turn heat to high and cook until clams open, about 10 to 12 minutes.) Pour clams and their broth into a large bowl, and serve.

LITTLENECK CLAMS WITH NEW POTATOES AND SPRING ONIONS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add chorizo and cook, stirring often, until some fat has rendered and chorizo begins to crisp, about 4 minutes.
• Add potatoes, spring onion whites, and garlic. Cook, tossing often, until potatoes are crisp-tender, 10-12 minutes. Add wine and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add 2 1/2 cups water and continue to cook until potatoes are just tender, 5-8 minutes longer.
• Add clams and half of onion greens, cover pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, until clams have opened, 8-10 minutes (discard any clams that do not open).
• Divide clam mixture among bowls. Top with remaining onion greens and serve with toast.