12 mins Previous Next Published May 20, 2015 at 4896 × 3672 in Little Necks in Garlic Wine Sauce (Ameijoas à Bulhão Pato) Ah, 12 minutes in and finally! All the clams have opened up. Now, turn off your burner. Still, do not remove the lid! Give it about two minutes in the steam. Then they are ready!