DEVILED CLAMS

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An old recipe from the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Smaller portions would make a good appetizer.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Free Of...

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

24 clams
2 eggs, hard cooked
3/4 cup cracker crumb
salt and pepper
4 tablespoons butter, no substitutions
1 tablespoon bell pepper, minced
1 tablespoon onion, grated
1/2 cup clam juice, reserved from the steaming
1 tablespoon parsley, minced

Steps:

  • Steam clams in a little water for five minutes.
  • Drain, saving the juice.
  • Cool clams and remove from shells.
  • Combine clams, eggs, cracker crumbs, and seasonings; chop the mixture fine.
  • Melt two tablespoons of the butter and saute the vegetables for five minutes.
  • Combine the vegetables with the clam mixture and stir in the clam juice.
  • Preheat oven to 450F and grease four ramekins generously with butter.
  • Fill the ramekins with the clam mixture, sprinkle with parsley and dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
  • Bake for about 5 minutes.
  • Serve very hot.

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