Hoy Lai Pad Prik Pao (Stir-Fried Clams with Chilli Jam)
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Ingredients
- 1000 g fresh clams, scrubbed
- 2 tbsp thai red curry paste
- 4 garlic cloves
- 20 g fresh holy basil or thai basil
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp palm sugar
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 156 kcal
- Protein
- 13.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 6.3 g
- of which sugars
- 1.9 g
- Fat
- 8.4 g
- of which saturates
- 0.9 g
- Fibre
- 0.4 g
- Salt
- 2.53 g
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Method
- 1
Discard any clams that are broken or do not close when tapped.
- 2
Crush the garlic.
- 3
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over a high heat and fry the garlic and curry paste for 1 minute until fragrant.
- 4
Add the clams, cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until all the shells have opened.
- 5
Discard any clams that have not opened, then season with the fish sauce and palm sugar.
- 6
Stir in the holy basil leaves and serve immediately with jasmine rice.

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