Stir-fried baby clams with black beans

Name: Stir-fried baby clams with black beans
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 50 millilitre vegetable oil; 1 red onion, finely sliced; 2 tablespoon grated ginger; 3 long red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced; 1/2 cup (65g) dried black beans, rinsed; 1 kilogram baby clams; 200 millilitre chicken stock; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 cup coriander leaves; 4 shallots, trimmed and finely sliced

Tossed with black beans and hot and fragrant spices, these fresh clams really shine as a meal starter or side with asian-inspired honey, soy and oyster sauce.

Jul 29, 2014 2:00pm

Serves 4
10 mins preparation
10 mins cooking

ingredients

Stir-fried baby clams with black beans
- 50 millilitre vegetable oil
- 1 red onion, finely sliced
- 2 tablespoon grated ginger
- 3 long red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
- 1/2 cup (65g) dried black beans, rinsed
- 1 kilogram baby clams
- 200 millilitre chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 cup coriander leaves
- 4 shallots, trimmed and finely sliced

method

Stir-fried baby clams with black beans
- 1
  Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. When oil starts to shimmer, add onion, ginger and chilli and fry 2-3 mins, tossing regularly. Add black beans, clams and stock. Toss over high heat until clams open, about 2 mins. Add honey, oyster sauce and soy sauce. Stir to combine, then remove to a large serving bowl. Garnish with coriander and shallots.