Sake-Steamed Short-Neck Clams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

9 ounces short-neck clams
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup sake
1 1/2 tablespoons sake
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 green onion, cut on the diagonal

Preparation

Soak short-neck clams in lightly salted water to draw sand out of the shells, about 2 hours. Rinse.
Combine clams, water, 1/3 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoon sake, and soy sauce in a pot over medium heat. Bring to a simmer; cook, covered, until clams open, 5 to 6 minutes.
Garnish clams with green onion.