How to Clean Clams
"A quick and easy way to get rid of the sand and grit from fresh clams."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
- clam, fresh hardshell
- cold water, Enough to cover your clams
- 1 -3 tablespoon cornmeal, Depending on how many clams you have
directions
- Put the clams in a large bowl and cover with cold water.
- Add the cornmeal to the water.
- Let clams sit for 20 minutes to 1 hour. The clams should filter the water through their systems and spit out their grit.
- Remove the clams from the water - DO NOT pour into a colander - to a clean surface.
- Scrub the clams with a brush to get rid of any barnacles or residual sand, and rinse with cold water.
- Your clams are now ready for cooking!
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