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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Stir-fried razor clams with vermicelli is a unique dish to enjoy on rainy days. Let’s go shopping for ingredients with Tastetutorial.com and get into the kitchen to make this stir-fried dish right away. The detailed recipe is right below, scroll down to see it!
Ingredients for Stir-fried Razor Clams with Vermicelli Serves 4
Razor clams 1 kg Water spinach 200 gr (1 bunch) Vermicelli 50 gr (1 bunch) Green onions/cilantro 1 small amount Garlic 3 cloves Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common seasonings 1 small amount (Salt/sugar/MSG/seasoning powder/ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh razor clams
- You should choose those that are not chipped, cracked, have a sandy yellow shell, and you can observe a smooth and clear membrane.
- Choose to buy clams that are still alive, and have the characteristic smell of mud and seafood.
- Only buy clams when you see them sticking their tongue out when they come into contact with water, as that indicates fresh clams.
- Razor clams, like other types of clams, will emit a very unpleasant smell when dead, so you absolutely should not buy them.
How to choose fresh and delicious water spinach
- Choose water spinach plants that are bright green, with small leaves and stems, and leaves that are intact without bruising.
- Do not buy water spinach with thick stems, dark green, shiny leaves as they may have been excessively treated with pesticides.
- If you wash the water spinach and see that the washing water has bubbles or feels slimy like soapy water, it should not be eaten as it can easily cause poisoning.
- Do not buy if the water spinach is too brittle or too easy to break because this is spinach that has been soaked in chemicals, which is very toxic.
How to choose delicious glass noodles
- You should choose to buy dong glass noodles when making dishes for better taste.
- Choose glass noodles that are light gray, opaque strands rather than transparent, and not yellowing; that is good dong glass noodles.
- Good glass noodles will have a certain level of dryness, not too brittle, not too chewy, with straight, uniform strands in thickness.
- Do not buy glass noodles if they feel wet to the touch or have a chemical or strange smell when sniffed.
- If buying pre-packaged glass noodles, pay attention to the production date, expiration date, and information about the origin.
How to prepare Stir-fried Razor Clams with Vermicelli
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Prepare the razor clams
After buying razor clams, rinse them briefly and put them into a pot to boil for about 5 minutes until the clams open their shells.
Pour the clams out, separate the clam meat, then clean the clam gut, rinse with water, and let them drain.
How to clean razor clams of slime and sand:
- Soak the razor clams in rice water, add a few slices of chili and soak the clams for about 30 minutes to let them expel all the sand from their mouths.
- Soaking the clams in diluted salt water for 1 – 2 hours also helps clean the sand in the clam gut.
- Blanch in boiling water to easily remove the clam gut from the shell and clean it.
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Prepare other ingredients
Soak the vermicelli in warm water for about 10 minutes to let it swell. Then, drain and rinse with clean water and let it dry.
Pick the water spinach, removing the old leaves, and cut into bite-sized pieces. Wash thoroughly.
Remove the roots and bad leaves from the green onions and cilantro, then chop finely. Peel the garlic and mince it.
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Stir-fry razor clams with vermicelli
Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to a pan, heat the oil, and sauté the garlic until fragrant and golden. Next, add the prepared razor clams and stir-fry quickly over high heat for about 3 minutes.
Season with 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper. Stir well for about 5 minutes to let the clams absorb the seasonings.
Then add the water spinach, stir-fry until just cooked, then add the vermicelli, mixing well. Adjust the seasoning to taste, then add the green onions, stir-fry until the onions and cilantro are cooked, then turn off the heat and enjoy.
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Final product
Now you have a delicious and extremely simple dish of stir-fried razor clams with vermicelli. You can add some fried onions if you like.
The vermicelli is chewy and soft, the clam meat is sweet when dipped with sweet and sour fish sauce, it’s incredibly delicious.
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