Portuguese Steamed Clams

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 lbs clams in shell, scrubbed
• 1 1/2 lbs chorizo sausage, sliced into chunks
• 1 large onion, cut into thin wedges
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 cups wine
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 wash clams well in a sink of cold water. discard any clams that are already opened.
• 2 in a large stock pot with a tight fitting lid, place the cleaned clams.
• 3 add the sausage, onion, tomatoes, wine, garlic and red pepper.
• 4 cover and set over high heat; steam until all the clams open up. be sure to shake the pan often to insure even heat.
• 5 drizzle olive oil over the cooked clams. evenly divide all the ingredients into warm soup plates.
• 6 divide the broth into side cups for dipping.