STEAMED CLAMS WITH GARLIC BUTTER
My husband Philip loved steamed clams with garlic butter. This was the way he liked them done. I was just able to retrieve all my recipes from a cook book program that was on my old laptop that crashed. Thanks to a good friend of mine the information I thought was lost forever was saved. So I thought I would post a few of the...
Provided by Deneece Gursky
Categories Seafood
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Go thru the clams and remove any open clams, (these clams are dead) and remove any broken shelled clams.
- 2. Put remaining good clams in a large bowl and cover with the 6 cups water and vinegar. Allow to stand for about 30 minutes. Drain clams in colander and scrub them with cold water.
- 3. put clams in steamer with boiling water. (or use dutch oven with an inch of boiling water in it and cover it tightly) Steam clams for 6 to 8 minutes. Clams need to open at least an inch. Remove clams that open from steamer as they open up . Throw away any clams that do not open after this time period. Serve hot with the garlic and herb butter sauce
- 4. Garlic and herb butter sauce:Melt butter in skillet over medium heat.
- 5. Stir in lemon juice, herbs (if desired) and crushed garlic. Serve in small bowl along side of clams for dipping
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