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Recipe Tags: 15 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion North American For 1 Or 2 Appetizers Seafood American Easy Dinner Party Holiday Event Dietary Pacific Northwest Low Carb Low In Something Shellfish Number Of Servings

Clams For Clam Haters

I'm just not a fish lover. but this one really works for me. makes a great appetizer for a crowd, too. festive, pretty, delicious, and full of iron! 8-)

Steps

Scrub clam shells well.
In a small glass bowl , microwave / melt half of the butter.
In a dutch oven , heat olive oil and the remaining half of the butter on medium heat.
Saut the garlic lightly.
Remove half of the garlic from the dutch oven and add it to the melted butter.
In a small skillet , toast the breadcrumbs.
Pour the melted butter / garlic over the crumbs.
Stir in the cheese.
Toast a bit more , then set aside.
Into the dutch oven with the oil , butter , and garlic mixture , add the basil , sherry , and clam juice.
Bring to a rapid boil and reduce a bit.
Add a little salt and a good portion of pepper.
Drop in the clams and cover with tight lid.
Cook for 4 -5 minutes.
Remove lid , stir well.
If all are open , great if not , re-cover and cook for another minute or so.
Remove any that are not open.
Place open clams into serving bowls.
Add of the broth.
Sprinkle generously with breadcrumb mixture.
Pour remaining broth over breadcrumbs.
Garnish with extra basi.

Ingredients

clams, olive oil, butter, garlic cloves, fresh basil, dry sherry, clam juice, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese