
Salads & starters
Chipi-chipi (clams)
Small Venezuelan clams, known as chipi-chipi, steamed open and served raw or lukewarm with lime, onion and coriander. A seaside treat, eaten with your fingers.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
126 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 9.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6.7 g
- of which sugars
- 3.2 g
- Fat
- 5.8 g
- Fiber
- 3.9 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Soak the clams in salted water for 30 minutes to purge the sand, then rinse them thoroughly.
- In a large covered pan, heat the crushed garlic in the oil for 1 minute.
- Add the clams, cover and cook for 3 to 5 minutes over high heat, shaking the pan, until they open.
- Drain them, discard any empty shells and keep the opened clams in a bowl.
- Finely slice the onion, deseed and chop the chilli, then finely chop the coriander.
- Squeeze the limes and mix the juice with the onion, chilli and coriander.
- Pour the sauce over the clams, season and serve lukewarm or chilled.
Variations and tips
Spicier version. Add a spoonful of hot sauce to the lime juice for a sharper flavour.
More ideas
Original Ecomely recipe.

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