Clams Casino

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• rock salt
• 2 dozen cherrystone clams
• 6 slices bacon, chopped fine
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup shallot, chopped fine
• 1/4 cup pimiento
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 open the clams, reserving the best 2 dozen shells.
• 2 spread a layer of rock salt in the bottom of a pie pan and push shells into it.
• 3 fry the bacon till all the fat is rendered (do not fry crisp), then place it on paper towel and press out any remaining fat.
• 4 chop into fine pieces.
• 5 mix the butter with the bacon, shallots, green pepper, pimento, tabasco, worcestershire sauce.
• 6 put 1 clam in each shell that you have reserved and top with a dollop of the butter mixture.
• 7 broil under hot broiler for 5-10 minutes or until butter is sizzling and the bacon pieces are crisp.