Quick and easy dishes for your saké party!

This quick recipe makes a fantastic appetizer that goes great with chilled saké. Make sure you don't overcook it so that you can enjoy the soft and flavorful Pacific Northwest clams. Scooping and sipping the saké sauce with the clam shell is a secret joy of this dish.

Ingredients (2 servings)

Manila clams     1.5 lb
Green onion    1 bunch
Garlic (minced)    1
Saké    3 tbs
Soy sauce    1 tsp
Oil    1/4 tbs

Directions

1. In midsize pan, heat 1/4 tablespoon oil and add minced garlic. Add Manila clams and saké.  
2. Close lid and steam until all clams are opened.
3. Add soy sauce just before serving. Top with green onion.