clams in white wine sauce (portuguese ameijoas a bulhao de patob)

place the clams in a large basin of salty water to cover;leave it out for around 3hours so they expel their sand

drain the salty water and rinse them well in running cold tap water

in a saute pan warm the olive oil add the garlic ;the bread crumbs and the pepper flakes ;stir and cook for around 5minutes

add the clean and drain clams ;salt ;wine and water

cover and cook until the clams are all open ;arround 10minutes

sprinkle with the shopped parsley

serve with bread to soak all the delicious juices