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Hong Kong Style Stir-Fried Razor Clams with Black Bean Sauce

groups2 servingsspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 10 minsskilletCook: 6 minsscheduleTotal: 16 minsoutdoor_grillStir-frylocal_fire_departmentMedium
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10 Steps Total
01
Preparation
00:00:44

Peel half an onion and slice it into strips; smash 3 garlic cloves and mince finely.

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Keep fingers tucked in while slicing onions and smashing garlic to avoid knife slips.

Ingredients:Onion (0.5 piece)Garlic (3 clove)
Tools:chef's knifecutting board
02
Preparation
00:00:56

Finely chop 1 red chilli and set aside.

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Do not touch your eyes after chopping chilli, otherwise the spicy juice will cause burning irritation.

Ingredients:red chilli (1 piece)
Tools:chef's knife
03
Preparation
00:01:07

Rinse 1 tbsp fermented black beans with water and coarsely chop them.

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Make sure to rinse black beans first to remove excess salt, otherwise the dish will become overly salty.

Ingredients:fermented black beans (1 tbsp)
Tools:bowl
04
Preparation
00:01:18

In a measuring cup, mix 50ml chicken stock, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp light soy sauce, 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce, 1/4 tsp sugar, and 1 tsp sesame oil. In a small dish, mix 3 tsp cornstarch with 3 tbsp water to make cornstarch slurry.

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Pre-mixing the sauce prevents rush during stir-frying, otherwise the clams will overcook and become rubbery.

Ingredients:Chicken Stock or Water (50 ml)oyster sauce (1 tbsp)light soy sauce (0.5 tsp)dark soy sauce (0.25 tsp)sugar (0.25 tsp)sesame oil (1 tsp)cornstarch (3 tsp)water (3 tbsp)
Tools:measuring cupspoon
05
Preparation
00:01:41
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Keep your hands at a safe distance when pouring boiling water to prevent steam or hot water burns.

Place 10 cleaned Scottish razor clams on a wire rack. Pour boiling hot water directly over the clam flesh until it shrinks and tightens. Immediately rinse with cold running water to stop cooking and drain.

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Rinse with cold water immediately after scalding, otherwise residual heat will overcook the clams.

Ingredients:Scottish razor clams (10 piece)
Tools:kettlewire cooling rack
06
Active Cooking
00:02:47
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Hot oil may splatter when ingredients are added; pour them carefully and keep distance.

Heat wok over medium heat with 1 tbsp oil until smoking. Add sliced onion, minced garlic, and black beans. Stir-fry for 2 minutes until light golden, then stir in 1 tsp ground bean sauce until fragrant.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, stir-fry about 2 minutes
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Keep an eye on heat when stir-frying garlic, otherwise burnt garlic turns bitter.

Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 tbsp)OnionGarlicfermented black beansground bean sauce (1 tsp)
Tools:spatulawok
07
Active Cooking
00:03:13

Add chopped red chilli, stir-fry over medium heat for 30 seconds until chilli aroma is released.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, stir-fry about 30 seconds
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Do not fry chilli for too long, otherwise harsh spicy fumes will cause coughing.

Ingredients:red chilli
Tools:wok
08
Active Cooking
00:03:23

Turn heat to medium-high. Add the blanched razor clams and stir-fry briskly for about 3 minutes until clams absorb aromatics.

local_fire_departmentMedium-high heat, stir-fry about 3 minutes
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Stir-fry gently with clams in shell to avoid cracking shells into small sharp fragments.

Ingredients:Scottish razor clams
Tools:spatulawok
09
Active Cooking
00:04:04

Pour in the pre-mixed seasoning sauce. Stir-fry and spoon the sauce continuously over the clam meat until reduced and flavor absorbed.

local_fire_departmentMedium-high heat, fry until sauce slightly reduces
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Spoon sauce over clams repeatedly while stir-frying, otherwise sauce pooled at the bottom will burn.

Ingredients:Chicken Stock or Wateroyster saucelight soy saucedark soy saucesugarsesame oil
Tools:spatulawok
10
Active Cooking
00:04:21

Push clams to the side of the wok. Re-stir the cornstarch slurry and pour about half of it into the sauce in the center to thicken. Stir-fry clams into the thickened glaze, turn off heat immediately, and plate to serve.

local_fire_departmentMedium-high heat to thicken, then turn off heat immediately
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Re-stir slurry before adding, pour gradually to prevent sauce from becoming overly thick and lumpy.

Ingredients:cornstarchwater
Tools:serving platewok

groceryAll Ingredients

Scottish razor clams10 piece
Onion0.5 piece
red chilli1 piece
Garlic3 clove
fermented black beans1 tbsp
ground bean sauce1 tsp
Chicken Stock or Water50 ml
oyster sauce1 tbsp
light soy sauce0.5 tsp
dark soy sauce0.25 tsp
sugar0.25 tsp
sesame oil1 tsp
cornstarch3 tsp
water3 tbsp
Cooking oil1 tbsp

blenderAll Tools Needed

chef's knifecutting boardbowlmeasuring cupspoonkettlewire cooling rackspatulawokserving plate