Jogaetang (Clam and Garlic Soup)
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Ingredients
- 800 g fresh clams, scrubbed
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 1 fresh green chilli
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 77 kcal
- Protein
- 10.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 4 g
- of which sugars
- 0.4 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- of which saturates
- 0.4 g
- Fibre
- 0.4 g
- Salt
- 0.96 g
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Method
- 1
Rinse the clams well and discard any that are open and do not close when tapped.
- 2
Bring 900ml water to the boil in a pot with the garlic and sliced chilli.
- 3
Add the clams, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes, shaking the pot occasionally, until all the clams have opened.
- 4
Discard any clams that remain closed.
- 5
Stir in the sesame oil and scatter with spring onions, then serve hot in bowls with the broth.

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