How to cook pickled pepper clams

Clams are a common seafood. Their meat is delicate and good for digestion. They also contain high-quality protein. Eating them properly on a regular basis is not only delicious but also good for health. There are many ways to cook clams. Among them, pickled pepper clams are very good for promoting appetite. Pickled pepper clams are also relatively simple to make. Let's learn about it.

How to cook pickled pepper clams

1. Wash the clams, boil water and pour in the clams

2. One minute after the water boils again, you can take it out. At this time, the flower shells are fully opened.

3. Prepare the ingredients

4. Chop homemade pickled peppers and pickled ginger.

5. Pour oil into the pot and wait until the oil is cooked. I used canola oil

6. My fermented bean paste is homemade and very spicy. If you buy Pixian fermented bean paste from outside, you can add more.

7. Add ginger and stir fry

8. Add garlic and stir fry

9. Add pickled pepper and ginger

10. Pay attention to controlling the fire, don't burn it

11. Add dried chili peppers

12. White sugar

13. You can also use cooking wine or beer instead

14. Add light soy sauce, I think salt is not necessary.

15. Chop the green pepper and add it and stir-fry

16. Add shallots or scallions

Nutritional value of clams

Clam meat is rich in nutritional value. Every 100 grams of meat contains 10 grams of protein, 1.2 grams of fat, 2.5 grams of carbohydrates, as well as various minerals and vitamins such as iodine, calcium, phosphorus, and iron. The shell contains calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, magnesium silicate, iodine, bromide, etc. Modern medical research has found that there is a substance called cetacean in clams, which has an anti-cancer effect of inhibiting tumor growth.

Clam meat and shellfish mollusks contain Dalta 7-cholesterol and 24-methylene cholesterol, which have the unique function of inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and accelerating the excretion of cholesterol, thereby reducing cholesterol in the body.