Simply Sensational T Seafood
hese seafood dishes will leave you feeling like a chef. The recipes are simple, quick and so delicious that you will want to put them on repeat.
Thai Curry Clams Serves 3
2½ cm piece fresh ginger 6 cm piece fresh galangal 3 stalks lemon grass 1½ Tbs (22 mL) avocado oil ½ red onion 2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped 1 cup (250 mL) chicken stock 1 can (400 mL) coconut milk 2 dried lime leaves ¾ tsp fish sauce ¼ cup (60 mL) lime juice 1.3 kg fresh clams, cleaned To taste sea salt Garnish cilantro, Thai basil, Thai red chili pepper, lime wedges
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY NATALIE FINDLAY 26 Culinaire | June 2021
1. Remove skin from ginger and thinly slice. Remove rough outer bits of galangal and chop. Trim lemon grass, remove outer layer and cut into 10 cm pieces. 2. In a medium pot, over medium heat, add avocado oil. 3. Peel onion and cut into wedges and add to the pot, sauté 3 minutes. 4. Add the garlic, ginger, galangal and lemon grass to pot and sauté another 3 minutes. 5. Add stock, coconut milk, lime leaves and fish sauce to pot. Simmer on medium low heat for 30 minutes. Add lime juice. 6. Add clams and increase heat to medium, cook approximately 8 minutes or until clams have opened. Remove and discard any clams that do not open as they are not good to eat. Taste the sauce for saltiness. 7. Choose from the garnishes that you like and serve immediately. Drink the broth like a soup or as a dip for crusty bread.
