How to Make Clams in White Wine - Bulhão Pato | Potluck Video

white wine

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + vinegar

Vegetable broth maintains flavor without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds richness.

Heat a good amount of olive oil in a pan.

Add garlic and let it sweat in the olive oil without getting too much color.

Add a fresh torn bay leaf.

Add the little neck clams and a pinch of salt.

Add two sprays of cilantro.

Pour in white wine until it reaches halfway up the side of the clams.

Cover the pan and let the clams cook for 3 to 5 minutes until they open.

Check the clams after 2 minutes; remove any that open early to prevent overcooking.

Once the clams start to open, they will cook quickly; avoid letting them cook too long to prevent them from becoming rubbery.

Finish with more fresh olive oil and cilantro leaves on top.

Serve with a chunk of country bread.

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