Easy and Delicious Asari Clams Steamed In Sake

• 200 to 300 grams Manila clams
• 1 clove Garlic, chopped finely
• 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
• 100 ml Sake
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Soy sauce
• 1/3 bunch Green onions (or 10 cm of Japanee leek)

1. Put the oil and chopped garlic in a frying pan, and saute over low heat.
2. When the oil is fragrant, add the scrubbed and de-sanded clams, and saute over high heat.
3. Add the sake, cover with a lid and let them steam (about 2 minutes).
4. When the clams open up, add the soy sauce and chopped green onions, mix it all up and it's done.
5. How to de-sand the clams...Put the clams in salted water (1 teaspoon of salt to every 200 ml of water) and leave in a dark place covered with newspaper, until they've spit out the sand inside them.
6. For clams you've dug yourself, allow 3 to 4 hours; for clams you bought at the supermarket, allow about an hour.
7. Wash the clams under running water, rubbing the shells together.
8. Drain in a colander.

manila clams, clove garlic, vegetable oil, sake, soy sauce, green onions

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/169864-easy-and-delicious-asari-clams-steamed-in-sake (may not work)