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Portuguese-style Steamed Clams Recipe


Portuguese-Style Steamed Clams Recipe
use the smokiest bacon and the best choizo you can find

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Ingredients
  • 4 dozen small clams
  • 1/2 lb. chorizo, pepperoni or Italian pork sausage, diced
  • 1/2 lb. bacon, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups Chicken Broth
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro or parsley
  • Garnish:
  • 8 sprigs fresh cilantro
  • 1 loaf Italian bread, sliced

Directions
  1. Scrub the clams using an abrasive scouring pad, then soak in cold water
  2. taking care to leave any sand undisturbed. Discard the water.
  3. Cook the chorizo and bacon in a large, heavy 8-quart saucepot over medium-high heat or until well browned. Pour off fat. Add the garlic and red pepper and cook for 3 minutes. Add the broth, wine and tomatoes. Heat to a boil.
  4. Add the clams. Cover and cook over high heat until the clams open, stirring often. Sprinkle with cilantro and season to taste. Discard any clams that do not open.
  5. Divide the clams among 4* serving bowls. Ladle the broth mixture over the clams. Garnish with cilantro and serve with bread.
  6. * Serves 6 as an appetizer.

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This sounds fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing it here!


This sounds to die for! is that a saying? anyway it just sounds so tasty! I can't wait to try this recipe. Time to get our buckets and shovels out, and start digging, I will have to find out if it's ok to dig at this time.


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