Jung Ho-gyun's Cockle Beer Steam

Name: Jung Ho-gyun's Cockle Beer Steam
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 500g cockles; 35g salt (for purging); 250ml beer; 1 tbsp minced garlic; 5 spicy dried chili peppers

A unique steamed cockle dish simmered in beer without water, using the beer's flavor to eliminate any fishiness and finished with a spicy kick.

1 hr 20 min Difficulty Easy drinking snack

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Ingredients needed 2 servings

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Recipe

Dissolve 35g of salt in 1L of water, add the cockles, and let them purge in a dark place for at least 1–2 hours.
Rinse the purged cockles thoroughly under running water, rubbing them clean, then drain.
Place the cockles, minced garlic, and 250ml of beer in a pot and heat over high heat until boiling.
Once the beer comes to a boil, add the spicy dried chili peppers and gently stir in one direction, steaming until the liquid is almost gone.
When the cockles start to open, check to ensure the meat doesn't become tough, cook until done, then turn off the heat and transfer to a serving dish.

Purge the cockles in salt water, then rinse clean.
Put the cockles, minced garlic, and beer in a pot and bring to a boil.
Add dried chili peppers, stir in one direction, and cook until the shells open, then serve.

Cooking tips

Regular lager works well, but using dark beer does an even better job of eliminating seafood odors and adds a deeper flavor.
When boiling or steaming clams, stirring in multiple directions can prevent them from opening properly, so it's best to stir in only one direction.

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Those who want to make a clean, savory steamed clam dish without any fishy smell.
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