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Cơm Hến
A delicious dish of fresh clam rice, typical of Huế city in Vietnam.
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⏱️ 30 min prep + 20 min cottura · 4 porzioni · facile
Ingredients
- 200g of basmati rice
- 100g of fresh clams
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 100g of shrimp
- 50g of dried beans
- 3 tablespoons of coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon of shoyu sauce
- 1 tablespoon of water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Almond blossom for garnish
Method
- Clean the fresh clams and cook them in salted water for 5 minutes, then cool them under cold water.
- In a pan, sauté the onion and garlic in coconut oil, then add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the dried beans and cook for another 5 minutes.
- While the beans are cooking, prepare the rice following the product instructions.
- When the beans are done, mix the soy sauce and shoyu sauce with water and add it to half of the rice.
- When the rice is cooked, gently mix the clams and shrimp over the rice.
- Top the rice with the remaining sauce and garnish with almond blossom.
- Serve hot.
The story
Cơm Hến is a traditional dish from Huế city, dating back to the 19th century, prepared with fresh clams, typically gathered from the nearby marshes.
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