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Clams with Zucchini and Jalapeño

3.8

(2)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2 as a main course

Ingredients

4 dozen small hard-shelled clams such as littlenecks (less than 2 inches in diameter)
2 small zucchini
1 fresh jalapeño chile
1 small onion
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup dry white wine
Accompaniment: crusty Italian or French bread

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Scrub clams well and in a large bowl cover with salted cold water. Cut zucchini into 2 x 1/2-inch sticks. Wearing rubber gloves, halve jalapeño lengthwise and discard seeds from one half. Finely chop jalapeño and onion. In a large saucepan heat 2 tablespoons butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté zucchini, jalapeño, and onion, stirring, until zucchini is crisp tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer zucchini mixture to a bowl.

    Step 2

    In pan melt remaining tablespoon butter over moderately high heat and add clams and wine. Steam clams, covered, over moderately high heat 5 to 8 minutes, checking them every minute after 5 minutes and transferring them with tongs as they open to a serving bowl. Reserve cooking liquid in pan. (Discard clams that are unopened after 8 minutes.) Stir zucchini mixture into reserved cooking liquid and pour over clams.

    Step 3

    Serve clams with bread.

TagsWhite WineWineAlcoholBeveragesClamShellfishSeafoodZucchiniSquashVegetableJalapeñoChileMainDinnerGluten FreeNut FreeWeeknight MealsQuickEasy30 Minutes or LessSteamGourmet
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