Clam juice in the grocery store is often found in the aisles along with tea and coffee.
Clam juice in stores is also sometimes found near canned meats.
Things you can do with a bottle of clam juice are add the clam juice to seafood, chowder, clam chowder, fish, marinades, risotto, clams, pasta and other seafood dishes.
Clam juice is commonly used in dishes such as clam chowder and other types of chowder dishes.
You can use a bottle of clam juice or other clam juice in sauces, meat sauces, soup bases, seafood dishes or as a condiment to top foods.
Clam juice does not taste fishy and does not have a strong distinct fish flavor.
Instead clam juice has a salty, briny and ocean like taste which adds depth to seafood dishes without it being overly fishy.
Clam juice is more like a concentrated seawater flavor than a fishy flavor.
The primary taste of clam juice is salty and briny ocean in flavor.
Clam broth is basically the same as clam juice as clam juice and clam broth is the liquid that is extracted from the steamed clams.
However clam broth sometimes contains some additional ingredients such as seasonings which makes it a more diluted version of pure clam juice.
Clam juice is often more concentrated in flavor when compared to clam broth.
Clam juice lasts for 1 to 2 years when unopened and stored in a cook and dark place like a pantry.
Once opened the clam juice will last 7 to 10 days and must be kept refrigerated.
After 10 days the clam juice after opening should be thrown out as it can contain bacteria and make you sick.
Clam juice is often used in clam chowder although you can also use the clam juice in other seafood dishes.
Clam juice also goes well with pasta, vongole and risotto as well.
The clam juice is also used during the deglazing process in cooking.
The use of clam juice can provide a mineral-like flavor to dishes, and serve as a substrate to assist in combining flavors present in a dish.
Some people also drink clam juice as it's a great source of vitamin B12, protein and omega 3 fatty acids as well as iron which is good for your health.
To get juice from a clam.
Rinse the clams with water to remove any sand or dirt.
Add cold water and clams to a stock-pot, put the lid on the pot.
Cook the clams until the clams open up, which will take about 3-5 minutes.
Remove the cooked clams from the ``juice.'' and be toss out any clams that did not open up, as they are not safe to eat.