Here’s how to remove sand from clams, all you need is a tablespoon of this ingredient. Come read what it is and try this method as well.
You can make several recipes with clams, whether it’s spaghetti or soup, but this seafood needs to be cleaned well to remove all the sand inside. Clams are molluscs belonging to the bivalve family and there are about 400 different species.
In addition, clams are much better known than mussels, scallops, or oysters for their low protein content. But not only because they are also very delicious and are the typical dish of many regions on holidays such as Christmas or New Year’s Eve.
Of course, they are not only eaten during the holidays but throughout the year and if you can’t do it, you are sure to find them in restaurants. However, to prepare clams at home, you must learn how to clean them well so that there is no sand left inside the spaghetti or soup.
For this reason, we are now going to see how to have clean clams free of sand before cooking them so that those nasty grains of sand do not get in your mouth. In fact, there is a method that you are not familiar with and that is to add a single ingredient that will completely purge the clams. Let’s see what it is.
Clams: This is how all the sand is removed
As we said, clams are the dish of the holidays and if you don’t know how to clean them better, you still have time to do it. But in any case, whether it is a holiday or not, we will see how to remove all the sand inside so that it does not fall into the different preparations you start making with the clams.
It is often customary to purge clams in water, but this is not enough. In fact, you have to add another ingredient that helps them open and thus release the sand trapped inside the shell. So let’s see what you need to avoid the slow cooker on the table, it’s in your kitchen pantry.
In fact, we’re talking about both coarse salt and fine salt. You can place a tablespoon in the bowl where you poured the clams with the water. It’s best to choose a clear one so you can check the clams from time to time to make sure the clams are bleeding, otherwise any bowl you have at home will do.
But let’s see in detail what to do. First, you need to rinse the clams under running water and then put them in the bowl. Remember to put the water cold and not hot, then add a tablespoon or two of salt of your choice. The right amount of salt is 2 tablespoons for every half kilo of clams.
The salt will help the clams open and change the water inside the shell. This way, the sand will also be able to come out. They will have to stay in water and salt for about 2 hours and you will see that all the sand will have settled on the bottom. So now you can cook them.
However, if you don’t want to consume the clams right away, but you may need to eat them the next day, it’s important to store them in the refrigerator to store them at their best. First do the process of removing the sand we just saw, then take a clean cloth and wet it with cold water. Drain the tea towel, wrap it over the clams and place it in the fridge. The next day, they will still be fresh.
