Clams in sauce

Raquel, author of Los Tragaldabas, had a crush on the French Collection frying pan by De Buyer (the classic iron pan with a special handle). While she fell in love with that beautiful pan, I have fallen in love with the recipe she brings us today: easy to prepare and perfect for good weather — with these clams in sauce you'll surely be a hit!

Clams in sauce is a very Mediterranean dish; there are many ways to cook them and different sauces to accompany them. Clams a la marinera, clams in green sauce, clams with wine, some stews with them…. All delicious!!!

These mollusks, known as bivalves, live under the sand and feed by filtering small amounts of water during the tides. For this reason, we can often find that unpleasant sensation of chewing sand when eating them. To avoid it, it is recommended that you keep the clams in a bowl with water and salt one hour before cooking so they expel any sand inside. You can also add a splash of vinegar to the water instead of salt. These tricks will help you do a homemade filtration of our mollusks.

The recipe I bring you today is simple and very affordable. Perfect for any occasion, whether as an appetizer, a starter, or for a romantic dinner. And I say romantic because if you present it in a pan like this your partner will surely get the hint. With a typically French design, we can now also enjoy this great pan in its limited edition "French Collection". Its handle recreates the Eiffel Tower in cast stainless steel, to transport us to the City of Light every time we use this "Made in France" pan. And if you don't know this city yet, what better way to tell your partner “let's spend a romantic weekend in Paris”.

Cooking with De Buyer pans means healthy cooking. Made from natural iron, without coatings, you can cook any type of food in them from meats, vegetables, eggs and they are suitable for any heat source. If you want to learn a little more about these pans and how to care for them I recommend you visit this article.

And now let's get to the recipe Ahhh, one tip: don't forget to buy bread to soak up its delicious sauce!

Ingredients

1kg of clams
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
Cherry tomatoes
Fresh parsley
Salt
Extra virgin olive oil
150ml of white wine

Recipe preparation

1. Put the clams in salted water one hour before cooking. After this time, rinse them very well under the tap and set aside.
2. Finely chop the onion and garlic.
3. Put the olive oil in the pan, covering the base, and heat over medium-low heat.
4. Once the oil is hot, sweat the onion and garlic until golden without burning them.
5. Add the cherry tomatoes that you have previously halved. With the help of a wooden spatula or a silicone spatula, crush some of them so they release their juice. If you like you can add a tablespoon of homemade fried tomato sauce at this step. Stir for a few minutes.
6. Add the wine and let the alcohol evaporate.
7. Add the clams, the salt, the chopped parsley and mix everything, wait for the clams to open and the sauce to reduce a bit (if any clam remains closed, remove it). To facilitate the process, you can cover the pan with a lid.