So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.

Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
I get ill :-)

Extremely low calorie low carb high iron (not afraid of cholesterol.) I
was quite surprised by how tiny they were.

There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless. The
bottle of clear clam juice on the other hand did smell fishy.

Product of China which doesn't thrill me-here is a recipe link for
California clams :-)

http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=...d=c alisphere

So I made my soup as follows: 1 can cream of celery soup, one bottle
clam juice, 1/2 can of the whole clams, one squirt of lime juice, one
tablespoon of dried garlic oregano basil, soup brought to boil, and 1
tsp large grain black pepper added to my bowl. Forgot my onion flakes
sigh...

I always crumble crackers in soup and though I added zero salt it was
more salty than I usually do. Good hot filling creamy soup.

Conclusion was next time to use only half bottle of the clam juice, and
yes some dry white wine wouldn't be amiss, and I had way too much garlic
in there.

I am going to do the other half of the clams in my steam grill with
butter salt and pepper and see how that tastes-maybe mix them with ramen
noodles.

"z z" > wrote in message
...
> So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
>
> Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
> I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
> I get ill :-)
>
> Extremely low calorie low carb high iron (not afraid of cholesterol.) I
> was quite surprised by how tiny they were.
>
> There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless. The
> bottle of clear clam juice on the other hand did smell fishy.
>
> Product of China which doesn't thrill me-here is a recipe link for
> California clams :-)

Yes, the clams are cooked. They should have no fishy smell
and the juice they are packed in is an excellent clam broth;
please don't rinse it away. I empty the can into a strainer set
on a bowl, check for shells and what-not, and use the juice
for whatever clam juice you need. My pretty good and easy
white clam sauce takes the strained clams, sautés them
lightly in butter with garlic, adds herbs and wine and when
they are settled adds the strained clam juice. Easy and fun, no
regrets on not using fresh clams which just ain't that available.

pavane

Product of China would scare ME off.

"Kalmia" > wrote in message
...
> Product of China would scare ME off.
Aren't most of them from Indonesia or Malaysia?

On Sunday, February 3, 2013 9:07:10 AM UTC-8, z z wrote:
> So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
> Dumb question but are these precooked clams?

Yes.a

> There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless.....

I like the taste of that liquid. Rather than rinsing it away, I look for a way to include it in whatever I'm making.

> .... though I added zero salt it was
>
> more salty than I usually do. Good hot filling creamy soup...

Besides the clams themselves, your soup got lots of salt from the condensed soup, the clam juice, and the crackers, all of which are plenty salty. Good effort for not trying to copy some chowder recipe. -aem

On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:07:10 -0600, (z z) wrote:

>So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
>
>Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
>I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
>I get ill :-)
>

If it is in a can, it is cooked. That is part of the canning process.
My wife makes chowder with canned clams and the soup just heats them.

On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:07:10 -0600, (z z) wrote:

>So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
>
>Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
>I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
>I get ill :-)
>
>Extremely low calorie low carb high iron (not afraid of cholesterol.) I
>was quite surprised by how tiny they were.
>
>There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless. The
>bottle of clear clam juice on the other hand did smell fishy.
snip
do not rinse them, do not throw away the clam juice in the can. You
use the juice in the soup.
Janet US

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:12:14 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:07:10 -0600, (z z) wrote:
>
> >So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
> >
> >Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
> >I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
> >I get ill :-)
> >
> >Extremely low calorie low carb high iron (not afraid of cholesterol.) I
> >was quite surprised by how tiny they were.
> >
> >There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless. The
> >bottle of clear clam juice on the other hand did smell fishy.
> snip
> do not rinse them, do not throw away the clam juice in the can. You
> use the juice in the soup.
> Janet US

They were probably packed in salt water, not clam juice... which makes
a big difference. I throw the salt water away because it doesn't add
flavor to what I'm cooking.

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On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:16:28 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:12:14 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:07:10 -0600, (z z) wrote:
>>
>> >So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
>> >
>> >Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
>> >I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
>> >I get ill :-)
>> >
>> >Extremely low calorie low carb high iron (not afraid of cholesterol.) I
>> >was quite surprised by how tiny they were.
>> >
>> >There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless. The
>> >bottle of clear clam juice on the other hand did smell fishy.
>> snip
>> do not rinse them, do not throw away the clam juice in the can. You
>> use the juice in the soup.
>> Janet US
>
>They were probably packed in salt water, not clam juice... which makes
>a big difference. I throw the salt water away because it doesn't add
>flavor to what I'm cooking.
they were cooked in the can, the juice in there comes from the clams
and is very clammy.
Janet US

On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:23:52 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:16:28 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:12:14 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:07:10 -0600, (z z) wrote:
> >>
> >> >So I opened the Chicken of the Sea can of "whole" clams-no shells lol.
> >> >
> >> >Dumb question but are these precooked clams? It doesn't say on the can.
> >> >I doubt whether hot soup "cooks" them thoroughly. I will wait to see if
> >> >I get ill :-)
> >> >
> >> >Extremely low calorie low carb high iron (not afraid of cholesterol.) I
> >> >was quite surprised by how tiny they were.
> >> >
> >> >There was zero fishy smell in the can, but I rinsed them regardless. The
> >> >bottle of clear clam juice on the other hand did smell fishy.
> >> snip
> >> do not rinse them, do not throw away the clam juice in the can. You
> >> use the juice in the soup.
> >> Janet US
> >
> >They were probably packed in salt water, not clam juice... which makes
> >a big difference. I throw the salt water away because it doesn't add
> >flavor to what I'm cooking.
> they were cooked in the can, the juice in there comes from the clams
> and is very clammy.

I read the can. If it says salt water, the liquid will be bland and I
won't use it. BTDT not going down that road again.


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