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Kaggu with Vegetables
Cagayan kaggu clams cooked with squash, sitaw, tomato, and ginger in a light savoury broth.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4
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Ingredients
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Method
- Clean the clams carefully and discard broken or non-responsive shells.
- Heat oil and sauté garlic, onion, ginger, and tomato until the tomato becomes saucy.
- Add squash and water, cover, and simmer until the squash is half tender.
- Add sitaw and fish sauce and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add kaggu, cover, and steam in the vegetable broth until the shells open.
- Discard unopened clams, season with pepper, and reduce the broth briefly if it is watery.
- Serve hot with rice, spooning vegetables and clam liquor together.