Beer-Battered Razor Clams Recipe

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Beer-Battered Razor Clams
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
2460
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne
  • about 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 bottle (12 oz.) lager beer such as rainier or heineken, at room temperature
  • 3 lb razor clams in the shell*, cleaned ; or use 1 1/2 lbs. cleaned razor clam meat or other clam meat, or calamari tubes (cut into rings) and tentacles
  • lemon wedges

Directions:

  1. Fill a large, deep pot with 1 1/2 in. oil, insert a deep-fry thermometer, and bring to 375° over medium-high heat. Preheat oven to 200°.
  2. Whisk egg in a large bowl to blend. Add flour and seasonings, but don't mix. Add beer just before using (so batter keeps some bubbles; this will make the coating light and crisp) and whisk until smooth.
  3. Add clams to batter and stir to coat well. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, lift out a spoonful of clams, draining excess batter; lower into oil, shaking spoon a bit to separate clumps. Stand back (clams may spatter) and cook until golden all over, turning once, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes; adjust heat as needed to keep oil at 375°.
  4. Transfer clams to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Sprinkle lightly with salt and keep warm in oven while you cook remaining clams. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and more salt to taste.
  5. How to clean razor clams:
  6. Put clams in a colander and pour boiling water over them just until shells open. Rinse with cold water until cool. Gently pull clams from shells, slicing the muscle that attaches to the shell to free the meat.
  7. Snip off dark tip of the skinny siphon. With scissors, cut clam lengthwise from siphon to base of the digger (foot) and open.
  8. Lay clam flat and cut around slippery tan gills, mouth, and digger to separate them from the rest of the white meat.
  9. Squeeze digger so the dark stomach shows through the meat, then snip around it and gills and remove. If a clear rod pops out, discard it as well.
  10. Slice digger open lengthwise, open up, and pull out the dark sand vein. The white meat comes out in two neat pieces once you have a little practice. Rinse clam meat.
  11. *You can also buy razor clams in the shell in season at some West Coast specialty fish shops. Or buy them in the shell (in season) from
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2460.44 Kcal (10301 kJ)
Calories from fat 607.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 67.48g 104%
Cholesterol 666.18mg 222%
Sodium 8202.15mg 342%
Potassium 569.19mg 12%
Total Carbs 257.97g 86%
Sugars 0.22g 1%
Dietary Fiber 25.78g 103%
Protein 211.34g 423%
Vitamin C 192.8mg 321%
Iron 223.7mg 1243%
Calcium 1342.4mg 134%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 138.65 Kcal (580 kJ)
Calories from fat 34.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.8g 104%
Cholesterol 37.54mg 222%
Sodium 462.2mg 342%
Potassium 32.07mg 12%
Total Carbs 14.54g 86%
Sugars 0.01g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.45g 103%
Protein 11.91g 423%
Vitamin C 10.9mg 321%
Iron 12.6mg 1243%
Calcium 75.6mg 134%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 54
    Points
  • 63
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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