Bamboo Clam Spinach Soup

Bamboo clam and spinach??… Today I cooked this soup. This is a special soup that I’ve ever made. It sounds crazy to mix them in one menu. But believe me, you will get mad when you taste this soup I called it “Bamboo Clam Spinach Soup”. This is my recipe from my kitchen, check this out!!…

Seasonings :

• 6 cloves of shallot
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 6 red chilies (just if you like spicy soup)
• 1 ttsp coriander
• 1 candlenut
• 2 tomatoes (I use strawberry tomato)
• 2 cm bulb yellow ginger

Mash all of these seasonings!

Additional seasonings :

• salt (add as you like)
• 2 cm bulb galangal
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 stalks of lemongrass (each about 5 cm) or 6 stalks of lemongrass (each about 3 cm)
• 10 limes (squeezing before)

Ingredients :

• Bamboo clams (about 1/2 kg)
• 1 pack spinach (cut as you like)
• 1 tsp canola oil to saute seasonings
• 50 ml – 65 ml of coconut cream
• 1 L – 1,5 L water to boil clams
• 800 ml to make broth

These are what you do guys…

• Washed your clams
• Boil clam in a pot with water and lime water. Let it boil about 30 minutes
• After 30 minutes, take your clams and shelled it. Take aside
• In a pan, or wok, or heavy pan, heat the oil on medium flame
• Add seasonings that you mashed, galangal, bay leaves, and lemon grasses. Saute them about 2-3 minutes
• Pour water, let it boil, and then pour coconut cream and salt. stir them well
• Put clams, stir well. Let them about 5 minutes
• A few seconds put spinach. Let it fully cooked (about 3-5 minutes)
• The last…serve it!

Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy

It’s delicious! Do you like it, huh…??… Let’s eat and enjoy it…

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