Clam Puffs Food

JOHN MURPHY'S CLAM PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Rub a bowl well with the garlic.
• 2. Hand mix all the ingrediences together in the bowl you rubbed the garlic on. Except the cube of butter and bread. Set in refrig.
• 3. Make the clam sauce with the reserved clam juice using some lemon juice, salt, pepper, butter. Set aside on stove to keep warm.
• 4. Slice the French bread very thin and toast only ONE side in the oven. Set aside.
• 5. On the untoasted side of bread, spread a tad of soft butter and place a dab of Clam mixture.
• 6. Broil: leaving the flame on high at all times to make clam mixture puffy and to make them hot.
• 7. Serve HOT as an Hors d'oeuvres...with the clam sauce. We love dipping the bread in the clam sauce.

CLAM ROLL

Steps:

• Preheat a grill.
• Combine the flour, corn flour, salt, and white pepper. Dip clams in evaporated milk then dredge in the seasoned flour mixture. Fill a deep pot halfway full with oil and heat to 350 degrees F.
• Fry the clams in the vegetable oil for approximately 1 to 2 minutes (depending on size), until golden brown. Lightly butter a split-top hot dog roll and grill on both sides. Place clams on roll and enjoy.

CLAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Blend drained clams and cream cheese.
• Add seasoning and fold in well beaten egg white.
• Drop by teaspoons on crisp crackers and slip under broiler until puffy with golden brown touches.
• Serve immediately.
• May omit egg white and spread on toast.
• Sprinkle with grated cheese and slip under broiler to brown.

CLAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Combine clams, liquid and egg yolks in a medium bowl.
• Add flour. baking powder, melted butter, salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Beat egg whites to stiff peaks.
• Fold into clam mixture.
• Chill over night.
• Heat oil in a deep fryer or large frying pan to 375°F Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls, do not crowd.
• Fry until golden brown and crisp, turning once.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and serve hot.

CRAB PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silpats. Combine crabmeat, Swiss cheese, chives, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, lemon juice, and dill weed in a bowl. Set aside. In a large saucepan, melt butter, beer, salt, and lemon pepper. Bring to a boil. Add flour, remove from heat, and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon. Return to heat. Continue to beat until a dough ball forms. Remove from heat. Add eggs to dough, one at a time, beating vigorously after each addition until well-combined. Fold crab mixture into dough. Pour puff dough into a large zip-top bag, squeeze out the air, and seal. Cut about 1/3-inch from one corner of the bag. Pipe dough onto baking sheets into mounds about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Bake crab puffs 25 to 30 minutes until crispy and golden brown. May be served warm or at room temperature. Note: Crab Puffs, like all choux pastry, are best made under low humidity conditions. If you cannot use beer, you may substitute chicken or clam broth. As a last resort, use water, but they will not be as flavorful.

CLAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees Microwave butter and cream cheese for 1 minute. Remove and add clams. Split English muffins and cut each half into quarters. Place on cookie sheet. Add a dollop of cheese and butter mixture on top of each quarter. Freeze sheet for 1 hour. Bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

CLAM PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Combine ingredients and spread generously on melba toast rounds.
• 2. Toast under broiler---careful they don't burn. Serve hot.

CURRY PUFFS

Steps:

• If the dough was refrigerated for longer than 1 hour, let it sit at room temperature until it is malleable. Working on an unfloured or very lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to gently roll the dough into an 11-inch square. This is easier to do if you work the rolling pin from the midline toward the top or bottom edge, and then roll back to the midline. Use both hands to lift up the edge closest to you and roll it all the way up to the top to form a cylinder. Roll the cylinder to even it out and lengthen it to about 12 inches long and 1 3/4 inches in diameter. Cut the dough cylinder crosswise into 12 pieces, then use the palm and heel of your hand to flatten each dough piece into a 1/4-inch-thick disk.
• Work with half of the dough pieces at a time and keep the others covered with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel. Use a skinny Asian rolling pin (dowel) to roll each dough piece into a circle, a good 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Aim for a wrapper with a 1-inch-wide belly; the edge should be thinner than the middle. (For guidance, see "Forming Wrappers from Basic Dumpling Dough," step 5, page 24.)
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. To assemble a puff, hold a wrapper in a slightly cupped hand. Use a spoon to put about 1 tablespoon of filling in the middle, spreading out the filling a bit to make shaping the puff easier and keeping about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of wrapper clear on all sides. As you work, your hand should naturally close a bit more to keep the puff in shape. Moisten the top rim of the wrapper with water and bring up the wrapper side closest to you and firmly press to create a half-moon (see page 26 for guidance); the center coil of dough (the belly) should naturally push out a bit like the hinge of a clam shell. Remember to seal each puff well. For extra security, use your thumb and index fingers to form a rope edge (see page 51) or press with the tines of a fork. Place the finished puff on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the other wrappers before making and filling the wrappers from the remaining dough.
• Before frying the puffs, put a paper towel-lined platter next to the stove. Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches into a wok, deep saucepan, or Dutch oven and heat over medium-high heat to about 300°F on a deep-fry thermometer. Frying at an initial low temperature ensures delicate, flaky results; subsequently increasing the heat prevents the puffs from becoming greasy. (If you don't have a deep-fry thermometer, stick a dry bamboo chopstick into the oil; if it takes about 4 seconds for bubbles to rise to the surface and encircle the chopstick, the oil is ready.) Working in batches of 4 to 6 to prevent crowding, gently slide the puffs into the hot oil and immediately decrease the heat to low to steady the temperature, which will quickly rise. The puffs will bubble slowly at first. Let them fry, occasionally turning gently, moderating the heat as needed to keep the oil temperature around 300°F, for about 3 minutes, or until the puffs are light golden. Raise the heat to medium-high and fry for 5 to 6 minutes, until the puffs are golden brown and flaky. Let the temperature hover around 340°F. (If you don't have a thermometer, do the chopstick test a couple of times as the dumplings cook; bubbles that rise after about 1 second signal 340°F.) Use a skimmer to scoop up and transfer the puffs to the platter to drain and cool. Adjust the heat before frying more.
• Allow the puffs to cool for about 5 minutes if you are serving them hot. Or present them to your guests warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate left over puffs for several days and reheat them in the oven at 350°F for about 15 minutes, or until gently sizzling and heated through.
• Have no shame. Many busy modern Asian cooks turn to ready-made puff pastry for rich treats like curry puffs (page 125) and samosas (page 115). Purchase a package (usually about 1 pound) of puff pastry, the all-butter variety, if you can; puff pastry is usually sold as frozen square sheets, rolled to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Thaw it in the refrigerator.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Preheat the oven according to the package directions (usually 375° to 400°F).
• Work with 1 sheet of pastry at a time. Roll a pastry sheet out to about 10 inches square, if it's smaller than that, and then cut it into four 5-inch squares. Put about 1 1/2 tablespoons of curry puff or samosa filling atop each square, moisten 2 adjoining edges with water, fold the other side over to form a triangle, and press closed. Use the tines of a fork to press on the edges to seal well, then place on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling. Brush with beaten egg, then bake for about 15 minutes, until golden brown.

CLAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Puff mixture: Saute onion and celery until transparent drain off liquid. In a large bowl combine clams and juiced celery onion lemon juice parsley spiices cream 2 eggs and 2 cups of breadcrumbs. Chill for 1 hour Eggg coating: Combine remaining eggs and 1 cup milk blend together. Form puff mixture into silver dollar size balls. Roll in flour dip into egg mixture coat with remaining breadcrumbs. Deep fry for appoximately 10 minutes. Serve warm.