By
eHow Food & Drink Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Groceries
- Deep-fat Fryers
- Deep-frying Pans
- Deep-frying Thermometers
- Frying Baskets
- Paper Towels
- 2 to 3 inches vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp. baking soda
- about 25 clams (steamers)
- 2 to 4 c. flour
- pepper
- salt
Step1
Shuck clams. (See the Related eHow "How to Shuck Clams.")
Step2
Place clams in cold water and rinse two to three times.
Step3
Dry thoroughly, shaking off water, and place clams between two towels.
Step4
Make sure clams are completely dry before frying, or the oil will spatter.
Step5
Heat 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil to 350 to 375 degrees F in a deep pan. Test temperature with a deep-frying thermometer.
Step6
Mix flour, salt, pepper and baking soda in a bowl.
Step7
Coat a few clams by dipping them in the breading mixture. Shake gently to remove excess flour.
Step8
Place a few clams at a time into a frying basket and lower into hot oil. Cook for about 30 seconds to 2 minutes, or until clams are lightly browned.
Step9
Stand back from the fryer during cooking to avoid spattering oil.
Step10
Lift clams out of oil.
Step11
Drain on paper towels.
Step12
Serve with a dipping sauce. (Try the Cajun remoulade or marinara sauce in the Related eHows.)
Comments
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Use grapeseed oil - it has a very high smoking point and can get very hot. Allow oil to heat up again between batches. Add some corn flour or fine cornmeal to the batter to make it more savory. For a dipping sauce, mix sweet relish and mayo.
Cookinsforme said
on 5/13/2007 Have you considered using a breader bowl or similar contraption? It's a lot less messy! I use the Better Breader from cookschoice.com and it's easy to use and there's really no mess. Just a thought. :)
Cookinsforme said
on 5/13/2007 Have you considered using a breader bowl or similar contraption? It's a lot less messy! I use the Better Breader from cookschoice.com and it's easy to use and there's really no mess. Just a thought. :)