How To Make Great Clams Casino
Who doesn’t remember their first car? I sure do! Mine was a 1981 Dodge Colt that I purchased in 86. This hatchback meant everything to me. It gave me the freedom that my adventurous side was craving. When I put the key in the ignition, I felt like there were no borders and no limitations on how far I could go – what stopped me was my disposable income… Nonetheless I planned many road trips with my friends. Because I was living in Montréal, going down the American East Coast was the right choice although my true dream was to drive along the West Coast which I finally did a little over 20 years later…
That year, with two of my girlfriends, we went to New York City during Canadian Thanksgiving. For an inexperienced driver, it was quite a challenge to drive in the big apple! I think that if it wasn’t the fact the three of us were so cute, we would probably have received more profanity from the taxi drivers. Besides that issue, the trip was a lot of fun. We had a great time exploring the city, shopping a little and going out to great restaurants. That is when we all discovered the classic Clams Casino! It was so good, we all ordered a second one. I don’t remember what else I ate during that trip except this lovely appetizer.
The other times I had the chance to savor this appetizer was when I was travelling to the US – I don’t recall having Clams Casino here in Canada. Anyhow, I made them a couple of times and for no particular reason, I just forgot about them. Last summer we had our friends Louise and Tim over for dinner and suddenly we started talking about classic food from the 80s that just disappeared from the restaurant menus – Clams Casino was on the list. I remembered how flavorful they were and decided to remake them again…
In this video, I’ll show you my version of the classic Clams Casino appetizer. As I said, it’s my “version” of it! I’m not too sure if there’s cheese in the classic one but I sure do enjoy mine with some! It is an easy recipe to make and the beauty of it is the bacon mixture can be prepared the day before so when you are ready to serve them, the only thing you have to do is to steam the clams, spoon the mixture on top and broil them… tada! So for your next dinner party or soirée, be sure to keep this delicious appetizer in mind!
Bon Appétit!
Here are a few other seafood/fish appetizer recipes for you to try…
– Crab Artichoke Pepper Dip
– Sausalito Smoked Salmon Dip
– Sardine Cups
– Prawn Saganaki
– Ceviche de Pescado ~ Fish Ceviche
– Vietnamese Summer Rolls
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Servings : 24 clams casino
- 24 largeManila clams, rinsed
- 3slicesbacon, cut roughly in 1-inch pieces
- 2tbsp.butter'TIPS & TRICKS #1'
- 1/3cupshallots, finely chopped
- 1/3cuproasted red peppers, finely chopped'TIPS & TRICKS #2'
- 1/4cupdry white wine
- 2largecloves garlic, pressed
- 1/2cuppanko breadcrumbs
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste (I always use mixed peppercorns)
- 1smallpinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1tbsp.fresh parsley, finely chopped'TIPS & TRICKS #3'
- 1/4cupGrana Padano, grated and divided
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
How To Make Clams Casino A classic favourite from old America, clams casino is a dish that consists of small clams topped with stuffing and baked until they are golden brown. Clams casino serves as a great hors d’oeuvre, whether you’re sitting down to a family dinner,.
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- Take the clams out of the freezer, and rinse them in a bowl with running water for about 5 minutes. Open your clams with the blade of a knife, just be careful! Take a spoonful of the prepared Casino mix.
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