Recipes · Portuguese · Seafood

Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato

One serving has 383 kcal and 27 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (846%), selenium (103%), phosphorus (55%), vitamin K (42%), choline (29%) and vitamin E (29%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato
Photo: Mariana Aurelio, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (268 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: alcohol, shellfish, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 180 g Clams, raw
  • 10 g Garlic, raw
  • 20 g Olive oil
  • 40 g Wine, white
  • 8 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 10 g Lemon juice
  • 0.2 g Salt

Method

  1. Rinse the clams well and discard any that are open and do not close when tapped.
  2. Warm the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat, add the sliced garlic, and cook for 30-45 seconds until fragrant but not browned.
  3. Add the clams and white wine, cover, and cook over high heat for 3-5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until all the clams have opened; discard any that stay shut.
  4. Stir in the lemon juice, most of the cilantro and the salt.
  5. Tip into a bowl with all the pan juices, scatter with the remaining cilantro, and serve with bread to mop up the sauce.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy383 kcal18%
Carbohydrates11.8 g
Water199 mL
Fiber0.46 g2%
Protein27.3 g57%
Tryptophan0.38 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.3 g
Leucine2.2 g
Lysine2 g
Methionine0.77 g
Cystine0.32 g
Phenylalanine1 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.4 g
Histidine0.55 g
Fat21.8 g
Monounsaturated14.8 g
Polyunsaturated2.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.12 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.08 g
Omega-62.1 g
Saturated3.1 g
Trans-Fats0.03 g
Cholesterol54 mg
Calcium98.1 mg10%
Copper0.15 mg17%
Iron3.5 mg19%
Magnesium43.4 mg14%
Manganese0.4 mg22%
Phosphorus384 mg55%
Potassium204 mg4%
Selenium56.6 µg103%
Sodium1,167 mg
Zinc1.1 mg14%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.06 mg5%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.1 mg9%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.84 mg6%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.4 mg8%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.18 mg14%
Folate (vitamin B9)16.7 µg4%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)20.3 µg846%
Choline123 mg29%
Vitamin A189 µg27%
Vitamin C9.2 mg12%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)1.8 IU0%
Vitamin E4.3 mg29%
Vitamin K37.5 µg42%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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