Clams Casino
With savory bacon, crunchy bell peppers, and juicy clams, this mouthwatering appetizer has everything you need to satisfy your cravings!
Ingredients
- 30 Little Neck Clams shucked and juice reserved
- 10 Bacon Slices
- 1/4 Green Bell Pepper diced
- 1/4 Orange Bell Pepper diced
- 1 Shallot diced
- 3 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1/2 cup Breadcrumbs
- Kosher Salt
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Instructions
- For the bacon, stack the slices on top of each other and cut the bacon into thirty 1 x 1 inch pieces and set aside. Finely chop the remaining bacon.
- In a pan, add a small drizzle of olive oil and cook the square bacon pieces over medium heat, until it is mostly crispy.
- Meanwhile, in a separate frying pan, add a small drizzle of olive oil. Add the chopped bacon and sauté for about one minute. Add the garlic and sauté for another minute. Add the shallots and bell peppers and cook until the shallots are translucent and the bell peppers are tender.
- Remove the square bacon pieces from the pan and set aside on a plate to cool off. Pour the bacon grease into the second frying pan over the the bell peppers mix. Add in the breadcrumbs and mix together. Remove the second frying pan from the heat and let cool off.
- Preheat your oven to 450°F and place rack in middle position.
- Pour enough of the Kosher salt to cover the bottom of an oven safe pan.
- Once cooled off, add a scoop of the bell peppers mix over each of the clams. Top off with a piece of square bacon. Place each clam on top of the kosher salt in the pan.
- Bake the clams in the preheated oven for about ten minutes, or until the bread crumb mixture is golden brown and the bacon piece is crispy.
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