Stuffed Clams Food

STUFFED CLAMS

Steps:

• Cook bacon in microwave oven or on stove top. Let cool and crumble into medium bowl. Add onion, parsley and bread crumbs. Chop up clams and add to breadcrumb mixture. Moisten with reserved clam liquor. Season with salt, pepper, squirt of lemon and a dash of Tabasco sauce. Fill clam shells with mixture and place in a baking dish. Top clams with dots of butter and more bread crumbs. Broil until browned. Serve.

STUFFED CLAMS OREGANATA WITH HARISSA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
• Place the clams in a small sauté pan and into the oven. Roast until they just open, 8 to 10 minutes. Discard any unopened clams. Use a shucker or spoon to open the shells the rest of the way. Remove the top shells and discard, placing the clams back in the bottoms of the deeper shells.
• Whisk together the breadcrumbs, parsley, olive oil, oregano, harissa, miso, cayenne, garlic, half the scallions and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl. Add the stock and white wine until the stuffing resembles wet sand. Add more breadcrumbs if necessary. Stuff the clam halves with the stuffing.
• Place the clam shells on a half-sheet tray and bake until the top is lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer the clams to a plate spread with coarse salt and black and pink peppercorns. Garnish with the chopped parsley and remaining scallions and serve warm.

STUFFED CLAMS

Steps:

• Saute chopped onions, diced pepper and sliced mushrooms in 1/4 cup butter. Add to chopped clams, and season with salt, pepper and garlic.
• Add the clam mixture to crushed Ritz crackers and 1/4 cup of melted butter until the mixture holds together but is not too greasy.
• Stuff the clam shells with the mixture and bake for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Garnish with a lemon wedge.

BAKED STUFFED CLAMS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Cook onion until softened but not browned, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute, stirring, just until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add wine, and bring to a simmer. Add clams, and stir to combine. Cover and steam until clams have opened, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer clams to a rimmed baking sheet to cool, discarding any that do not open. Strain clam broth through a fine sieve, and reserve broth for making stuffing.
• When clams are cool enough to handle, remove all meat, and reserve. Remove half of each clam shell, and discard. Arrange the remaining halves on a rimmed baking sheet. Cut each clam into ½-inch pieces; return pieces to shell. (Clams can be prepared to this point up to 1 day ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Dividing evenly, press Herbed Breadcrumb Stuffing into clam shells, smoothing with the back of a spoon. Bake until tops are golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Nestle clams on seaweed, if desired, and serve immediately.

SUPERBOWL STUFFED CLAMS

Steps:

• Directions:.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Clean clam shells. With a scrubby, run under water and scrub the outside of each shell, well, then rinse and set aside. Do each shell until all 12 are cleaned and rinsed off.
• I did (6) clams at a time, straining the liquid through a coffee filter in a colander into another pot to cook the remaining (6) clams, but if you have a pot big enough to hold all 12 clams in a single layer, you can cook all 12 at once. Place clams in bottom of pan, in a single layer. Add: about 1/2 to 3/4 cup water, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 clove garlic, minced, 1/4 cup dry white wine, 1 tsp dried oregano. 1 teaspoons dried parsley, 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional).
• Cover and steam until clam shells open, somewhere's between 5 - 10 minutes.
• Remove clams and again strain the clam liquid through a coffee filter in a colander. Separate shells, by twisting and pulling apart. Trim edges where connected with knife to smooth shell edges. Set aside.
• Chop clams, set aside. Open can of diced clams, set aside.
• In a large frying pan, melt butter with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in onion and celery, cook until translucent. Cook scallops in a separate pan till almost done. Then stir chopped clams, add can of diced clams with liquid, chopped crab meat, cooked scallops with any liquid, chopped shrimp, parsley, lemon pepper, into the onion and celery mixture. Reduce heat to low, and add bread crumbs, then slowly pour in strained clam juice from cooked clams until mixture is slightly sticky, but not wet. The bread crumbs will continue to absorb moisture, you don't want to add too much clam juice or it will be too mushy.
• Fill each clean clam shell with mixture, pressing tightly into shell. Arrange on a baking sheet, and sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and sizzling.
• If frozen, bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, or until warmed through. Serve warm on a platter with lemon wedges. Servings: 12.

EASY DELICIOUS STUFFED CLAMS

Steps:

• 1. (*Note: I save and freeze clam juice from canned clams that I use in different recipes. You may use the reserved juice of the drained clams plus one 8 oz. bottle of clam juice and enough water to equal 1 1/2 cups total.)
• 2. Drain clams in small strainer over a 2 cup measuring cup; set clams aside.
• 3. Add enough clam juice and water to the cup to equal 1 1/2 cups.
• 4. Pour clam juice into a microwavable bowl; add 4 tablespoons butter and 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning; cover bowl with lid or wax paper; microwave on high power for 3 1/2 minutes or until it begins to boil
• 5. Remove from microwave, add dry stuffing mix (and seasoning packet, if included;) stir well. Cover and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• 6. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• 7. Add clams to mixture; mix to combine well.
• 8. Spoon mixture into empty, clean clam shells. Place filled shells in a 9"X13" baking dish or on a rimmed baking sheet; set aside.
• 9. Place remaining 1 tablespoon butter in small microwavable cup; cover with small piece of wax paper or paper towel to prevent splatter; microwave on high power for 10 to 15 seconds to melt butter.
• 10. Brush or spoon butter evenly over each stuffed shell.
• 11. Lightly sprinkle each with a little extra old bay seasoning.
• 12. Bake at 375ºF for 30 minutes. Garnish as desired. Serve hot or warm. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.

STUFFED CLAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Open clams, making sure to save any juice and half the clam shells.
• Chop the clams by hand or use the food processor; set aside.
• Dice the bacon and cook until done.
• When cool, add to the clams.
• Dice the vegetables and add to the clams.
• Add seasonings.
• Add the bread crumbs 1/2 cup at a time, until it resembles stuffing.
• If the mixture seems too dry, add the reserved clam juice.
• Spoon mixture into clam shells and bake for 15 or 20 minutes (when peppers are tender, the clams are done).
• Enjoy.

BAKED STUFFED CLAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• In a large frying pan, melt butter with olive oil over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook until translucent. Stir in clams, crab meat, parsley, lemon pepper, and bread crumbs. Reduce heat to low, and slowly pour in clam juice until mixture is slightly sticky, but not wet. The bread crumbs will continue to absorb moisture, so be careful not to add too much clam juice.
• Fill each clean clam shell with mixture, pressing tightly into shell. Arrange on a baking sheet, and sprinkle lightly with paprika. (Stuffed shells may be covered and frozen at this point for later use.)
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown and sizzling. If frozen, bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until warmed through. Serve warm on a platter with lemon wedges.