First, pour the clams into a basin of warm water, then put salt and oil in the warm water, the amount based on the water in the basin. This will mimic the clam's growing environment so that it will open its shell in favor of spitting sand. The purpose of the oil is to form a film of oil on the surface of the water, which separates the water from the air and allows the clams to breathe faster due to the lack of oxygen in the water, thus speeding up the process of spitting sand.
Then, after two to three hours of standing, we will see most of the clams open their shells, and the water is turbid, which is when the clams go to spit the sand process is complete. If you want to shorten the time, we can use our hands to stir the water back and forth in the basin, and repeatedly change the water, so that a few minutes can let the clams spit out all the sediment.
The second method: boiling and rinsing
If you think the first method is too time-consuming, then let's learn a quick way to remove the sediment. First, pour a pot full of water and put the clams to boil with water. When the water in the pot boils, the shells of the clams basically open all the way, at this time, pour out the water, and then rinse the clams with water once again to clean out the sediment.
But this approach tends to affect the fresh flavor of the clams, we can boil the clams in the water to cool down the bottom of the sediment filtered, with the above clarified water to wash the clams, so that part of the fresh flavor can be retained.
The third method: with the fruit and vegetable washing machine KD-6001 cleaning
The clams into the fruit and vegetable washing machine cleaning basket filled with water, start the button 10-15 minutes to remove the clams of the small grains of sand; it is recommended that the cleaning of the cleaning twice cleaning effect is very significant.
This cleaning is very simple, and the clam meat is tender, nutrients and moisture are not easy to lose, just bought back the clams can also be immediately cooked on the table, it is really convenient.