🇸🇨 Seychellois Cuisine

Tec-Tec Soup

Tiny Clam Broth

Prep Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 74 kcal

A delicate broth made from hundreds of tiny tec-tec clams gathered from Seychellois beaches, simmered with garlic, thyme, and a squeeze of lime.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Soak tec-tec clams in salted water for thirty minutes to purge sand. Rinse thoroughly.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a pot. Sauté onion and garlic until softened.
  3. 3 Add water and thyme. Bring to a boil.
  4. 4 Add clams and cook five to seven minutes until shells open. Discard any that remain closed.
  5. 5 Season with lime juice, salt, and white pepper. Garnish with parsley.
  6. 6 Serve hot as a starter in small bowls with the broth and clams.

Did You Know?

Tec-tec are named for the clicking sound they make as waves wash them back and forth in the sand on Seychelles beaches.