Stir Fried Lala Clams with Fish Sauce

Posted on April 19, 2009
Filed Under Do It Yourself, Food | 3 Comments

This weekend, I decided that I’ll cook Lala when I saw those available in the wet market in the morning. I’ve tried to search the internet for the proper name of this shellfish but couldn’t really find any. At the same time, there are probably hundreds or thousands varieties of clams available. So, I think we’ll just call it Lala Clams then.  That sounds a little closer to home :)

Anyway, before you start cooking the lala clams, you need to soak them in clean tap water with some salt. The lala clams will spew out lots of mud in the process. Keep changing the water till you observe the water is clear without anymore mud sediment. You can then have the water drained.

Let’s get on with the dish.

What you need?

  • 600 gms – 1 kg of lala clams (depend on preference)
  • some shredded ginger
  • 4 cloves of garlic (sliced)
  • 5 tablespoons of fish sauce (ulam sauce)
  • 2 pinches of salt

Method of preparation:

Get the oil heated up and start by stir frying the garlic and the ginger. Stir fry those over a medium flame till you can see the garlic develop a light shade of brown. At this point, put in the lala clams and stir fry them over a big flame. The stir frying process will take a while depending on the thickness of the clams’ shell. Anyway, just continue to stir fry the lala clams until they decide to open up and expose their naked bodies to you :D .. Hey, what are you thinking? We’re talking about lala clams, ok ?

At this point, add in the fish sauce and salt. Give the lala clams, sauce and salt a good stir and ensure that all of the lala clams are well covered with the sauce. Once all the lala clams are well mixed with the sauce, you can lift em’ up from the wok/frying pan and serve.

It’s really an awesome dish if you like seafood. Keep you eating and wanting for more as you eat it. Oh by the way, it’s way cheaper that you cook this yourself at home. If you were to order this at hawker stalls, it’s way overpriced and the amount you get is way less.

This is a shot of the dish when it’s served.

Looking at it makes me want to get another plate of that again ;)

Anyway, have fun trying. Have you got yourself a different recipe with lala clams too?

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Comments

3 Responses to “Stir Fried Lala Clams with Fish Sauce”

  1. kenwooi on April 19th, 2009 1:09 pm

    looking delicious! =D

    blurryleo: { hehe … wanna have some ? :D }

  2. Eagle on April 19th, 2009 4:43 pm

    Yummy lala, I like seafood.

    blurryleo: { I love seafood too. And those lala really kept me asking for more .. LOL. Simple yet delicious. }

  3. YuNiq on April 20th, 2009 2:41 am

    Nice! Love lala and anything with shell. Guess seafood is irresistable when you live in Penang!

    blurryleo: { hehehe, you got that right ;) }

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