Cooking Recipes

Clam Beer Appetizers

Ingredients:

1 stick (1/4 lb or 8 tbsps) butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup fine bread crumbs
1/4 cup beer (clam juice may be substituted)
1 small sweet onion, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsps minced fresh parsley
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp rosemary
1/8 tsp ground red pepper
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 small (6 1/2 ozs) cans minced clams, drained (juice reserved)
36 toasted baguette slices
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

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Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 °F.

Line baking sheets with grease lightly.

Combine butter, bread crumbs, beer, sweet onion, garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, and rosemary. Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix thoroughly. Stir in clams.

Add additional clam juice if mixture appears too dry. Spread clam mixture on toasted baguette slices. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Increase oven heat to broil. Return clam rounds to oven and broil until golden. Serve hot.

Yield: 36 appetizers