I thought I would forage some Cockles from my local estuary to take home, cook and try for the first time. Im not keen on sea-food but I believe you have to try things and you cant say ‘I don’t like that’ if you’ve never tried it! After I got these home I left them for 24hrs in a bowl of salty water, I also put some oats in, the idea is that the Cockles clean their systems in the clean water and oats. My Cockles still had sand inside them so I would recommend leaving them for 48hrs+
You boil those cockles too long
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so … how were they?
I like oysters and clams raw, steamed or roasted; I dunno much about a cockle?
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In all honesty; I didn’t like them. I didn’t think I would but im always willing to give everything a try! I don’t like most seafood and these were still a little gritty with sand, I obviously didn’t purge them enough, I think you’ll have to do them for 3 or 4 days to be honest.
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The secret is vinegar , all seafood tastes like shit until you give it a dose of Vingh.
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Lol , you don’t cook the damn cockles for 48hours darling ! 48hours makes the cockles over cooked ! The asians cook it for around 10-15 minutes MAX . ( Depends on ones preference if you want it bloody or not .) Some ppl like me , i eat it raw at times
Tip:
After boiling the cockles , have a side plate filled with Samabal belacan ( Blended chilli ) and then , squeeze some lemon innit
TRY IT !
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You misunderstood; I didn’t cook them for 48hrs! I left them in clean salty water for 24hrs just to try and filter them, I was actually recommending to leave them standing in water for 48hrs (not cooking). I only cooked them for a few mins, just until they floated to the surface, I read that was an indication that they’re done.
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