Clams with Hot-Oil Chile Dressing

Ingredients

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• clams
• water
• salt
• cooking oil
• ginger slices
• cooking wine
• dried chiles
• green Sichuan peppercorns
• seasoned low-salt light soy sauce
• vinegar
• oyster sauce
• sugar
• MSG
• mustard (芥末)
• bird's eye chiles
• minced garlic
• cilantro

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. 01

   Put the clams in water with salt and oil and leave for 1 hour as described in the source.

2. 02

   Put ginger, clams and cooking wine in a pot. Cover and cook until the shells open, then cool in water and remove half of each shell.

3. 03

   Put dried chiles and green Sichuan peppercorns in a bowl and pour hot oil over them.

4. 04

   Mix in seasoned light soy sauce, vinegar, oyster sauce, sugar, MSG, mustard, bird's eye chiles and garlic.

5. 05

   Pour the dressing over the clams, add cilantro and toss.

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