Bacon Stuffed Clams: Foodie Friday

Bacon Stuffed Clams

Count down to "The Feast of the Seven Fish" continues. Last week I made two fish: tuna and shrimp. This week is a favorite classic Italian American appetizer stuffed clams. This is a great recipe to make for non-fish lovers. The clams are well disguised in the bread crumbs, and the flavor of bacon makes anything palatable. I'm not kidding you: EVERYONE LOVES STUFFED CLAMS. 

This recipe can be made with canned or fresh clams. Fresh clams do taste better, but canned are more affordable and easier to find in most grocery stores.

Now the shells for the stuffed clams are harder to come by... if you are getting the clams fresh ask your fishmonger for a dozen shells. You can also buy them at a craft store. Just wash them. Even after cooking the stuffed clams in the shells, wash them in the dishwasher and reuse them... if your kids don't get to them first to make crafts. If you can't find shells ramekin dishes work fine.
Enjoy,
Diane

Bacon Stuffed Clams

by Diane Balch

recipe inspired by Cathy Lowe's Stuffed Clams

Preparation: 10 minutes                            Serves: 8 (one clam each)

Ingredients:

4 slices of bacon minced

1 small onion minced

1/4 cup of Italian parsley minced

1 cup of Italian Seasoned Bread crumbs

2 6.5 ounce cans of chopped clams or 13 ounces of fresh clams chopped

1 cup of clam juice

1 lemon

Tabasco sauce

1/2 stick of butter

Directions:

1) Put oven rack in the middle and turn on broiler.

2) Sauté bacon and onions together in a medium size skillet until both are lightly browned.

3) Add parsley, bread crumbs, clams, and a little at a time of the clam juice to the bacon and onions heat through.  You want to make the mixture moist with the clam juice but you don't want it to be soaked. You probably will not need to add the whole cup of juice. Remember moist, not soggy.

4) Shake a dash of Tabasco sauce and lemon into the mixture, stir.

5) Use a large serving spoon to stuff clam shells or ramekins. Pack tightly.

6) Place stuffed shells on a large baking sheet and put a dot of butter on each stuffed clam.

7) Broil until lightly brown, approximately 5 minutes, check constantly.

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