Kam Heong Clams
Stir-fried Lala Clams in Kam Heong Sauce
I have an excess of curry leaves and decided to stir fry lala clams kam heong style – a truly Malaysian dish. Kam heong (金香) is Cantonese dialect and literally translate as “golden fragrance”. The spice blend includes dried shrimps, curry powder, shallots and garlic. This sauce is frequently used to stir fry crabs, chicken, prawns and in this recipe, lala clams. The aroma of the curry powder and curry leaves really stand out in this dish. I literally lick the sauce off the shells, so good. Lala clams is cheap (I paid about $3 for 1kg) and fast to cook (about 2 minutes), so it’s really economical to cook this at home as compared to ordering it outside.
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Tau cheo… Is it yellow bean paste?
yes, aka soy bean paste. I’ll update my recipe with the names
Oh wow! This has to be my favourite!! I can eat them all!
This looks really delicious! I miss lala!
i think people underestimate the use of curry leaves! I could imagine having this with rice!
I love lala clams! Haven’t the guts to cook them yet because seafood can be so tricky. Btw, i tried your coca-cola recipe using pork chops. Worked a treat! thanks.
that sounds good! I’m going to try with pork chops too. Thanks for sharing.
I think I’d lick them clean too, almost smelling how fragrant they are : ).
We are all a bunch of shell-lickers! hahaha! Must be super fragrant and delicious.
I love clams, but never cooked at home since my husband does not eat them…yours look delicious with all the spices.
Great pictures…so tempting!
Hope you are having a nice week :-)
Kam Heong is a very fragrant, and flavorful, yet spicy way to spice up any seafood dish! Try it with crabs, prawns, they are equally as good too :D
Oh I’m drooling over here… I love clams… I wish I could have some right now!
Wow such pretty pictures! Perfect lighting to show texture and I like how you even have all the veggies divided up in groups on the cutting board.
Yay lala clams! This dish must be really really good. A combination of lala clam and tauco. In Indonesia we call kerang batik for lala clam.
Clams are a favorite of mine! I wish I could find curry leaves here, and I’ve looked everywhere. Maybe I need to grow them myself!
Well I really don’t like clams at all, but you managed to make this dish look inviting and appetizing. In fact I would probably try it just because it looks so good! :D
Hi, thanks for this recipe! I love shellfish :D may i know where you bought your clams from though? the ntuc near my place sells them, but is rather pricey (i suspect because it is fairprice FINEST)
I bought them from the wet market, cheaper and fresher. The ones at supermarkets are usually slightly more expensive.
Hi, may I know if I use curry paste instead of curry powder, would it make any difference? As I left with some curry paste in the fridge. Don wana waste it..=)
Sure, you can substitute with curry paste.