Ingredients
2 lbs of live clams soaked in cold water3 tbsp of peanut oil3 sliced shallots3 minced garlic cloves3 green chili peppers1 tbsp of chili sauce (optional)1 tbsp of fish sauce8 washed fresh basil leaves2 minced red chili peppers to decoratePreparation
Scrub the clams in the soaking water with a brush and the rinse them under a stream of cold water. Strain them and discard the ones that don't shut when touching them.
Cut the fresh green peppers (seedless) in three diagonal pieces each. Then, heat the oil at medium flame in the wok and saut? the shallot, minced garlic and green pepper for 1 minute.
Add the chili sauce and clams and increase the flame; continue cooking for 4 minutes, until the clams open, stirring every now and then with a wooden spoon.
Remove it from the flame and discard the clams that are still shut. Heat an earthenware dish on a burner or the oven or microwave oven.
Meanwhile, add the fish sauce and basil leaves, you should set aside the others to decorate.
Place the clams inside the dish and spread the minced red chili and the rest of the basil leaves.
Serve with white rice or fried Thai rice.