Clear Soup with Clams

🛒 Ingredients

• Clams (live, in shell) 150 g · 30 kcal
• Water 200 g · 0 kcal
• Garlic 5 g · 8 kcal
• Ginger 5 g · 4 kcal
• Green Onion 10 g · 3 kcal
• Sake (Japanese rice wine) 15 g · 20 kcal

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Thoroughly clean the clams by scrubbing their shells and soaking them in a bowl of salted water for 30-60 minutes; this encourages them to expel any sand.
2. Thinly slice the garlic and ginger, and finely chop the green onion for garnish.
3. In a pot, combine water and sake (or dry white wine), bring to a gentle boil, then add the cleaned clams.
4. Cover the pot and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until all clams have opened; discard any unopened clams.
5. Season the broth with salt to taste, then ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with the chopped green onion and sliced ginger.