Clams in White Wine

I cooked this sometime back just for myself because no one at home like clams. Well, not when it's cooked this way. They preferred it this way. I don't really enjoy eating alone. It makes food seems boring.

Anyway, I just have the plate of cooked clams in front of me, pick out all the shells, then have it with a bowl of rice. The sauce is sweet and I like it with rice. I like it more if I have someone to enjoy this with. *wink*
Ingredients:

• 500g Soft Shell Clams, soaked in salted water for them to ‘split out’ the sand and brushed to clean the dirt on the shells
• 4 glove Garlic , sliced
• 4 tablespoon White Wine
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 bunch Basil Leaves
• Salt to taste

How to do it:

1. Heat wok with oil.
2. Add in garlic and stir fry till fragrant.
3. Add in the clams
4. Stir fry till the clams have open. Throw away those which are not open (Do not force open. They are probably bad)
5. Add in the wine and simmer till cooked.
6. Throw in the basil leave and salt to taste.
7. Stir fry for another 10 seconds.
8. Dish and serve.

Note:
Try soaking them in 3 tablespoon of wine (Chinese cooking wine or white wine) after the clams are cleaned for half an hour. Mix around once a while, so every clams can get drunk. hehe ... Taste better.

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