Fried Clams with Thai Basil leaf

Seafood is my favorite. And as long as the seafood is fresh, it is hardly for anyone to make the dish bad. One of the easiest dish in seafood is fired clams. Most chinese like to fry clam with black beans and chilli. But i like thai style fired clams much more, especially with basil.



Ingredients (4 ppl portion) :

sea water clams - 1KG
Basil leafs - 2 big string, around 20 pieces
Garlic - 2 pieces, diced to small
Chilli - 2 pieces


Cooking :
1) heat the pan
2) add 2 tbl spoon of oil, heat until white smoke shows
3) (optional), add 1 tea spoon of butter
4) dump all the garlic into the pan, stir fire till slight brown
5) dump all clams into the pan, stir fry till all clams are covers by oil and garlic
6) cover the pan, open up and stir fry every 1 min till most of the clam is opened
7) put all the basil in, stir fry, cover the pan for another 30 sec. DONE.


Isn't it the easiest dish on earth? Butter is optional, but highly suggested. It can add some natural salty flavor into the dish that normal salt cannot do.