When someone first hears "clam", they often mistakenly think it's a type of vegetable, but mentioning "conch" immediately brings to mind shellfish.Conch is just a type of clam. There are many varieties of clams.Common ways to cook clams include boiling, steaming, and stewing. Weak people can often eat clams.I would like to introduce some methods of cooking clams today.The origin of the name "clam"Clams areMusselsmeat, and the market supply is mainly in dried form.

Mussels are mainly distributed in the south of China's South China Sea and East China Sea, and they prefer to attach themselves to smooth rocks in flowing water.

Southern clam pickers who make pearls were formerly called "egg farmers". The word "egg" means clam.The "egg farmers" mostly eat shellfish meat.After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, "egg" was replaced by "clam", so the name "clam" came into being.Complete recipe for cooking clams: Clams with porkIngredientsPreparation500g pork ribs, 100g clams, 150g cooking wine, 30g sugar,

soy sauce

50g, 25g oil, 10g sesame oil, 50g chopped green onions,5g ginger.

Cooking steps1,Wash the pork and cut it into pieces, add water and boil, then remove the pork and set aside.2, heat the pot, add wine, ginger, green onions, sugar, and soy sauce, and bring to a boil.3, then add the pork, cover and simmer over low heat for about 40 minutes.

4, heat the steaming pot, add washed clams, 50g cooking wine, and a little broth, steam until tender (about 10 minutes), then remove the clams.

5, when the pork is tender, add the clams, continue to cook until the pork is tender, drizzle with sesame oil, and it's done.Home-style clam recipe: Clams with duck piecesIngredients

800g duck,

small

white cabbage

500g, 50g dried clams, cooking wine, salt,

MSG,

pepper, large green onions, ginger, appropriate amount.

Cooking steps1, soak the clams in warm water until soft, then wash them, cut off the internal hair and old meat, and wash off the mud, and soak in water.Cut the green onions into pieces.Beat the remaining green onions and ginger.Wash the white cabbage and blanch in boiling water.Cool in cold water.2, pluck and clean the duck, cut the backspine

open the belly and remove the internal organs, wash and cut into pieces.

Put into a pot of boiling water and cook, then remove.Washbloodfoam.Place in a soup bowl, add clams, green onions, ginger, cooking wine, salt, and appropriate amount of water, and steam until cooked through.

3, add 250ml of soup in the pot, white cabbage and salt, bring to a boil, then blanch and remove, simultaneously take out the clams and duck pieces, remove the green onions and ginger, add MSG, pepper, green onions, and white cabbage.How to cook fresh clams deliciously: Clams with beansIngredients200g dried beans, 100g clams,green pepperandred peppereach 25g, chopped green onions, minced garlic, minced ginger, cooking wine, 10g cornstarch,

vinegar

2g,salt

and

chicken powdereach 3g, MSG 1g, pepper 0.5g, 200g broth, 25g vegetable oil.Cooking steps1, wash the clams with warm water, put them in a container and add warm water to soak until soft, then remove and set aside.Cut the dried beans into rhombus shapes.Cut the green peppers and red peppers into rhombus shapes.2, heat vegetable oil in a pot, add chopped green onions, minced garlic, and minced ginger to sizzle, add clams and sauté, then add cooking wine and cooking wine, bring to a boil, and cook until tender.3, add the dried beans, add salt and chicken powder, and cook until cooked through, then add green pepper and red pepper, stir and add MSG and pepper, then thicken with cornstarch, and serve.Nutritional value of clamsClams are rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron,protein

and sugar, with high nutritional value, and have the effect of lowering cholesterol.

Dried beans are rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron. The unsaturated fatty acids contained in them have the effect of lowering cholesterol.Green peppers and red peppers contain a lot of vitamin C and calcium, which have the effect of strengthening bones.These are a healthy dish for the elderly, rich in calcium and bone-strengthening nutrients.

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped green onions, garlic, and ginger to sauté.

Add dried shrimp and stir-fry until fragrant, then add vinegar and cooking wine.

Add bean curd blocks, salt, and chicken broth.

Cook until tender, then add sliced green peppers and red peppers.Add MSG and black pepper, and thicken with cornstarch slurry.Serve hot.Nutritional value of dried shrimpDried shrimp is rich in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.It also contains protein and carbohydrates.