|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| Clams (Whole Or Minced) Recipe |
Category: Seafood / Shellfish
Rating:
N/A
Servings: 1
|
|
|
Ingredients
1 x no ingredients
Cooking Directions:
Procedure: Keep clams live on ice until ready to an. Scrub shells thoroughly and rinse, steam 5 minutes, and open. Remove clam meat. Collect and save clam juice. Wash clam meat in water containing 1 teaspoon of salt per quart. Rinse and cover clam meat with boiling water containing 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid per gallon. Boil 2 minutes and drain. To make minced clams, grind clams with a meat grinder or food processor. Fill jars loosely with pieces and add hot clam juice and boiling water if needed, leaving 1-inch headspace.
Adjust lids and process following the recommendations in Table 1 or Table 2 according to the canning method used. Table 1. Recommended process time for Clams in a dial-gauge pressure canner.
Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Half-pints, Pints. Process Time: 60 minutes for Half-pints, 70 minutes for Pints. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 2,000 ft: 11 lb. 2,001 - 4,000 ft: 12 lb. 4,001 - 6,000 ft: 13 lb. 6,001 - 8,000 ft: 14 lb.
Table 2. Recommended process time for Clams in a weighted-gauge pressure canner.
Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Half-pints, Pints. Process Time: 60 minutes for Half-pints, 70 minutes for Pints. Canner Pressure (PSI) at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 10 lb. Above 1,000 ft: 15 lb.
======================================================= === * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
seafood,canning,shellfish
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related Recipes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
