Recipe

Stuffed Clams Recipe

	Jlv1023 / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago They take a little longer to make and prep time is long but they are well worth it. I make a double and sometime triple recipe to freeze for a later date and for requests. Enloy the hard work!!! You won't be sorry Prep:60m Cook:60m Servings:12	Jlv1023
	yummy stuffed clams

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Ingredients

8 cans of minced clams **

1 large onion finely chopped

2 cloves garlic minced

2 carrots finely chopped

2 celery stalks finely chopped

1/2 lb salt pork or pancetta

1/2 lb bacon

2 eggs

1/4 lb butter

1/4 cup fresh parsley

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

4 slices Italian bread

2 cups flavored bread crumbs

1 pkg (16 oz) shredded mozzerella cheese

garlic powder

dill

paprika

salt & pepper

Old Bay seasoning

** I usually will also use fresh chopped clams that you can find in the fish section of the store or fresh chopped clams from a Seafood market

Directions

Dice salt pork or pancetta and fry until cooked very crispy. Remove the saltpork (Pancetta) from skillet and chop very finely ( I put in a food processor).

Add onion, garlic, carrot and celery until tender, remove and set aside.

Fry bacon until crispy and chop finely also, (I use food processor)

Tear Italian bread into very small pieces (use food processor if you like)

Melt butter.

Open canned clams and separate liquid from clams and reserve liquid.

Put clams into a very large bowl. Add cooked vegetables, crumbled salt pork (pancetta), bacon, parsley, eggs, melted butter, Italian bread cubes, one cup of clam juice.

Mix well, add bread crumbs until mixture is firm but still moist and season with pepper, dill, garlic powder, and Old Bay Seasoning. (I do not add salt as I feel the salt pork, and bacon are salty enough). Mix in mozzerella cheese

Fill clam halfs with stuffing and line in a baking pan. Top each clam half crossed with bacon strips. Sprinkle with paprika & parsley. I tab each with a little softened butter for flavor.

Fill bottom of pan with water

Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes, covered (check to make sure pan still has water in it, if not add more). After 45 minutes uncover and continue baking for 15 minutes till thoroughly heated thru.

Enjoy with a nice salad. Makes great appetizers, too!!

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