| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 50 min |
| Active: | 50 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings (as an appetizer) |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 50 min |
| Active: | 50 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings (as an appetizer) |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 ounces smoked bacon, chopped
- 1/4 cup minced shallot
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) dry vermouth
- 1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup minced parsley
- 16 cherrystone clams, scrubbed
- Fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- For the stuffing: Over medium heat, melt butter in a heavy bottom skillet until it starts to foam. Add bacon, shallots, and garlic and cook until bacon is cooked and vegetables are translucent, about 6 minutes. Pour in vermouth and stir, scraping bottom of skillet. Reduce heat to low. Add breadcrumbs, Parmesan and parsley. Cook until mixture comes together, approximately 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- For the clams: Preheat broiler. Place clams on a sheet tray and place them on the middle rack in the oven. Broil until all of the clams have opened, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven, discard top shells and release clam meats from bottom shells. Add clam “liquor” (juices) to the stuffing.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon stuffing into each clam shell, covering the clam meats. Place clams back in the oven on the middle rack and broil until stuffing is golden brown, approximately 2 to 3 minutes. Garnish with fresh lemon juice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 354 |
| Total Fat | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg |
| Sodium | 812 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 354 |
| Total Fat | 22 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 60 mg |
| Sodium | 812 mg |
Reviews
Perfect. I don’t know why this dish intimidated me. Made it for Christmas. My daughter is lactose intolerant so I omitted the Parmesan cheese. It was great. So flavorful.
OMG! So good! So Whole Foods didn’t have clams, bit they did have mussels so I did mussels casino! And my son did the Las Vegas rat pack loving them! Thanks Aaron!
I love stuffed clams! I add finely chopped celery mushrooms & 1 egg to keep them from falling apart . These make a great dinner with arugula salad
Perfect! I have been looking for this recipe forever. Nothing I tried came close.