Clams Casino
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon (sliced)
- 1 oz minced onion
- 1 oz minced red pepper
- 1 oz minced green pepper
- 6 oz butter
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Tabasco sauce
- 4 lbs scrubbed clams
- 2 oz fresh breadcrumbs
Directions
Fry bacon until done and save 2 tbsp of fat. Sauté onions and peppers in bacon fat until tender; remove from heat and cool.
Combine 4 oz of butter, the lemon juice, Worcestershire, Tabasco, bacon, and sautéed vegetables and chill.
Add the clams to the butter mixture and sauté until the clams open.
Melt 2oz of butter in a sauté pan and toss the breadcrumbs in the butter. Top each clam with a portion of breadcrumbs.
Bake at 400 degrees until lightly brown and bubbling, approximately 10 minutes. Serve immediately.
