Best Maine Coast Clam Fritters Recipes

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HOMEMADE FRESH CLAM FRITTERS



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Categories     Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pint of shucked clams (about 18 clams)
1/2 cup reserved clam juice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 3/4 cups flour
2 eggs
2 teaspoons minced onion
1 teaspoon Old Bay
1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
4 tbsp. vegetable oil (for frying)

Steps:

  • Preheat your oil to 360°F Mix flour and seasonings together in a large bowl Add remaining ingredients and whisk together to form a batter Use a ladle to drop the batter into the pan (carefully, the oil is hot!) like pancakes, being sure that they're not too big Cook for 3 - 4 minutes (or until golden brown) on each side Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil and repeat until you use up all of the batter Serve warm

Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Carbohydrate 24 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 85 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 4 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1 Fritter, Sodium 930 milligrams sodium, Sugar 0 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams unsaturated fat

CLAM FRITTERS



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We dig up our own quahogs at a local beach - Ferry Beach, Maine - my son-in-law brings in just-caught lobsters from his boat-we pick up fresh corn at a farmers market -scrub a few potatoes and we're on our way to a good fish fry!

Provided by Julie Bs Hive

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 40m

Yield 5-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pint quahogs, freshly dug shucked, cleaned and chopped fine or 1 pint soft-shelled clam
1 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup clam juice, from drained clams
2 eggs, slightly beaten
oil (for frying)

Steps:

  • Drain clams, reserving the juice. Coarsely chop clams (I run them through the grinder).
  • Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. Stir into chopped clams with combined clam juice and eggs.
  • Drop by tablespoonfuls into a little hot fat or salad oil in skillet (I use a deep-fat fryer) and fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230.6, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 115.5, Sodium 661, Carbohydrate 31, Fiber 1, Sugar 1, Protein 17.7

CLAM FRITTERS



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We had clam fritters every time we went to Rhode Island. I looked for a recipe and finally found this one. Now we have them whenever we want.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 20m

Yield 14-16 fritters.

Number Of Ingredients 10

2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 can (6-1/2 ounces) minced clams
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
1/3 cup diced onion
Oil for deep-fat frying
Tartar sauce and/or lemon wedges, optional

Steps:

  • In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper; set aside. Drain clams, reserving 2 tablespoons juice; set clams aside. In a small bowl, beat the egg, milk and reserved clam juice; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Add the clams and onion. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown, turning occasionally. Drain on paper towels. Serve fritters with tartar sauce and/or lemon wedges if desired.

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PROVINCETOWN CLAM FRITTERS



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A savory taste treat from the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Savory

Time 16m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 (10 ounce) cans minced clams, very well drained (reserve 1/2 cup juice)
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups flour
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
oil or fat (for frying)

Steps:

  • Preheat your oil or fat to 360°F.
  • Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Combine dry ingredients, milk and clam juice into a batter that is smooth and free from lumps.
  • Fold in clams, mixing thoroughly.
  • Drop from a spoon into hot fat and fry for about a minute or until golden brown on all sides.
  • Serve with lemon wedges.

CLAM FRITTERS



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This is a recipe for classic New England clam fritters prepared as conch fritters are in the Bahamas, with a low zip of jalapeno heat and a high one of lime juice. I serve them with my version of the ubiquitous mayo-ketchup sauce of the Lucayan archipelago. These fritters are terrific when prepared with freshly shucked clams, but if you don't want to open clams by hand, they are still excellent with lightly steamed ones. A deep cast-iron skillet placed over a gas grill allows you to fry the fritters outdoors if you like, reducing kitchen mess. Or if you don't wish to fry, you can treat the batter as if it were for pancakes. The flavor abides, if not the full crispiness.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     finger foods, appetizer

Time 1h

Yield 6 to 8 servings as an appetizer

Number Of Ingredients 18

36 cherrystone clams
1 1/2 cups or 180 grams all-purpose flour
3 large eggs, separated
1/2 red onion, peeled and diced
1/2 red pepper, seeded and diced
2 ribs celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
3/4 cup clam broth or clam liquor
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 to 3 cups neutral oil, like canola
2 scallions, chopped
2 limes, cut into wedges
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon hot sauce
3 tablespoons lime juice (the juice of 1 or 2 limes)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Either open the clams by hand, reserving both the juice within them and the clams, or steam the clams until they just open, reserving both the broth and the clams. Put the clams on a cutting board, and chop them coarsely.
  • Put the flour in a mixing bowl, and add to it the egg yolks, onion, red pepper, celery, garlic, jalapeño and clams, then mix to combine. Add the clam broth to the mixture, and stir until it is a thick batter running almost to loose.
  • Make the sauce. Whisk together the ketchup, mayonnaise, hot sauce and lime juice in a medium-size bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add more mayonnaise, hot sauce or lime juice if desired.
  • Beat the egg whites until stiff, then whisk the baking powder into the clam batter, and carefully fold the egg whites into it afterward.
  • Heat enough oil to come up an inch or so on the sides of a large, deep frying pan until it is quite hot, approximately 350 degrees. Drop the batter by the tablespoon into the hot oil, making sure not to crowd the pan, and cook, turning once or twice, until the fritters are golden brown and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon, and place on a warmed platter. Serve with the sauce on the side, with the scallions and wedges of lime.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 740, UnsaturatedFat 66 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 74 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 679 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MAINE COAST CLAM FRITTERS



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Recipe from the book "Food That Made New England Famous" 1946, submitted by: Rose Whitney Smith, Lexington, MA. She writes:The night I first tasted these clam cakes was raw and blustery and the foghorn was bellowing. But inside the old farmhouse overlooking the mouth of the Kennebec River, was cosy and homelike. My friends, a...

Provided by Carol Junkins

Categories     Fish

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2-3 eggs ~ if small
2 c shucked raw clams
1 c all purpose flour
1 c milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Steps:

  • 1. Chop clams very fine.
  • 2. Make a batter by beating eggs, add flour gradually. Add milk slowly, salt and pepper, then the chopped clams. Stir all together.
  • 3. Drop by spoonfuls into deep hot fat that will color a 1-inch cube of bread golden brown in 60 seconds (365 degree on fat, thermometer) ; or cook in frying pan holding 1 1/2 inches of hot fat. When brown turn and brown on reverse side.
  • 4. Drain and serve piping hot. "And if we've a mind for a delicate dish we go to the clam banks" - The Fore Father's song, 1630

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