Clams Oreganato: Vongole Origanate

Name: Clams Oreganato: Vongole Origanate
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters fresh bread crumbs, crusts removed and set aside for another use; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 710 milliliters kosher salt, plus more for seasoning; 24 cherrystone or littleneck clams, scrubbed; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 bunch fresh oregano, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/8-inch dice; 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/8-inch dice; 4 servings Salt and pepper

This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 16g of fat, and Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, garlic, littleneck clams, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Carefully open the clams and loosen from bottom shell, carefully draining each of the clams' liquid into a small mixing bowl.

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Clams

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Mixing Bowl

Pour kosher salt onto a cookie sheet so that it is at least a half-inch deep, and arrange the clams in their half-shells around the cookie sheet.

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Kosher Salt

Pasta Shells

Clams

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Baking Sheet

In a 10 to 12-inch saute pan, heat the oil over medium heat until smoking and add the onion, garlic, and peppers. Cook 6 to 7 minutes, until softened and light golden brown, then add the bread crumbs and continue cooking another 3 minutes, until they are light golden brown.

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Breadcrumbs

Peppers

Garlic

Onion

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Remove the mixture from heat, season with salt and pepper, and cool. Stir in the chopped oregano and the reserved clam liquid and pack about 2 teaspoons of the crumb mixture loosely into each clamshell.

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Salt And Pepper

Oregano

Preheat the broiler.

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Broiler

Place clams under heat and heat through, without really cooking the clam, about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, until the crumb mixture has turned deep golden brown.

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Clams

Remove from heat, drizzle with a drop of olive oil, and serve.

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Olive Oil