Broiled Clams (quahogs)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 24 littleneck clams or 12 cherrystone clams
• bacon, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces
• tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 chill clams in freezer for 10 minutes or more to relax them.
• 2 open clams and free them from the shell, using a clam knife and reserving juice.
• 3 cover a baking sheet with rock salt or crumpled foil.
• 4 set half shells with clams and juice on the baking sheet, leveling so juice doesn't spill.
• 5 add a drop or two of tabasco to each clam.
• 6 place a piece of bacon on each clam.
• 7 broil until the bacon is brown.