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Razor clams in borage butter with pickled shallots and pine nuts
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Razor clams in borage butter with pickled shallots and pine nuts

19 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Lightly frying the clams caramelises the outside for an attractive finish. Serve them back in their shells with a herb butter and pickled shallots.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

657
Calories
31g
Protein
48g
Fat
34g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 18 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pine 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Borage not in our table 0
Chervil not in our table 0
Cider not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10g borage
  • 10g chives
  • 10g curly parsley
  • 10g chervil
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • pinch salt
  • 150ml/5fl oz cider vinegar
  • 25g/1oz sugar
  • 15g/½oz salt
  • 2 shallots
  • pinch fresh thyme
  • 1 star anise
  • 3 juniper berries
  • 3 black pepper
  • 12 razor clams
  • 50ml/2fl oz vegetable oil
  • 15g toasted pine nuts
  • 12 borage

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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