Clams Casino
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/4 lb. smoky bacon, preferably thick
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup green onions, tender parts only, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 tsp. thyme
- 1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 Tbs. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 cup freshly grated plain bread crumbs
- 2 dozen large clams or oysters, with shells
Instructions
- 1
Fry the bacon until very crisp. Remove the bacon and crumble. Pour off all but about 2 Tbs. of the rendered fat.
- 2
Add the butter and bring to a bubble over medium heat. Add the bacon, garlic, green onions, celery, thyme, and crushed red pepper, and cook until the onions are soft.
- 3
Add the white wine, lemon juice, and Worcestershire, and bring to a boil. Reduce until very little liquid remains, then removed from the heat. Stir 1/4 cup of bread crumbs into the sauce.
- 4
Place a clam in each shell and top with enough sauce to fill the shell level. Then top with about 1 tsp. of the bread crumbs.
- 5
Bake in a preheated 450-degree oven for between 12 and 15 minutes, until the bread crumbs are browned and the sauce is bubbly. Serve very hot, and with a warning about that. And a glass of good Sauvignon Blanc.