Best 10 Breaded Clams Recipes

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Do you love the taste of clams and are in search of a delicious and easy-to-make recipe? If so, then breaded clams are the perfect dish for you. They are a popular appetizer or main course that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With their crunchy outer coating and tender, juicy interior, breaded clams are sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering. In this article, we will provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to make the best breaded clams.

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BATTERED FRIED CLAMS



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These fried clams are nothing like the ones you find frozen in the supermarket, these are the real McCoy. I like to serve them with my KFC Coleslaw Recipe #110948, chips, or onion rings and french fries and of course tartar sauce is an absolute must! AYUH thats the truth. Note:the cook time is 1-1/2minutes PER BATCH

Provided by lets.eat

Categories     No Shell Fish

Time 11m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup milk
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon butter, melted and cooled
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg white
1 pint shucked clam, rinsed and well drained
oil (for deep frying)
tartar sauce, for dipping

Steps:

  • In a medium sized bowl mix milk, egg yolk, butter, and salt. Sift the flour into the milk mixture stir until smooth. In a small chilled bowl beat the egg white with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. (For best results: refrigerate the bowl, mixer blade and egg white prior to mixing) Fold the beaten egg white into the milk mixture.
  • In a large saucepan or deep fat fryer heat oil to 375'. Poke each clam with fork. Dip clams into the batter. Fry a few at a time around 1-1/2 minutes or until golden brown, turning once. Remove with slotted spoon, drain on paper towels or on brown paper bags. Keep warm in a 300' oven while frying the remaining clams.
  • Serve with tartar sauce.

PANKO-BREADED FRIED RAZOR CLAMS



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I grew up on the West Coast where these tasty little treats are found. You can vary the amount of ingredients used in the recipe according to the number of clams you have, but be sure to use real Parmesan cheese and only panko crumbs, not regular bread crumbs. Pound the necks with a meat tenderizer, or deep fry them, if desired. These are delicious!!!

Provided by Danielle Harbold

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Clams

Time 2h20m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 razor clams, cleaned and dried
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
⅓ cup vegetable oil for frying

Steps:

  • Place a sheet of wax paper on a flat baking sheet sized to fit in your freezer; set aside.
  • Beat eggs together in a bowl. Stir together the four, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a second bowl. Mix together the panko and Parmesan cheese in a third bowl. Flour the clams well, shaking off any excess. Dip clams into the eggs, then into the panko mixture, pressing it evenly onto the clams. Place on prepared baking sheet, cover with wax paper; freeze until firm.
  • Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry clams until lightly browned, about 1 minute on each side. Do not overcook or they will become tough. Place on paper towels to drain.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 404.9 calories, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 158.8 mg, Fat 10 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 25.8 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 373.3 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

BAKED CLAMS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 pounds Littleneck clams
1 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons salt
3 cups bread crumbs
1/2 cup Parmesan
2 lemons, zested and juiced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoons pesto
1/2 cup chopped parsley leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 pound clarified butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Place clams in a bucket of cold water with cornmeal and salt. Set aside.
  • Place bread crumbs, Parmesan, lemon juice, zest, garlic, pesto, parsley, and olive oil in a bowl. Mix all of the ingredients together with half of the clarified butter. Mix together until moist but not too wet. Use additional butter only if needed.
  • Open each clam and place mixture on top. Place in oven and bake for 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH SPICY GARLIC BREAD



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Provided by Valerie Bertinelli

Categories     main-dish

Time 50m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces andouille or smoked sausage, sliced
1 shallot, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 cup dry white wine
1/3 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon salted butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 pound clams, shells scrubbed
1 tablespoon lime juice
3 sprigs lemon thyme or thyme, leaves stripped
Spicy Garlic Bread, recipe follows
One 12-ounce loaf French bread
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Pinch kosher salt

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring often, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels, reserving the drippings in the skillet. Place the sausage in a large serving bowl.
  • Add the shallots to the skillet; cook, stirring often, until translucent and tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and crushed red pepper; cook for 1 minute. Add the wine, stirring and scraping to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Stir in the coconut milk, butter, salt, pepper, ginger and turmeric. Add the clams, cover the skillet, and steam until the clams open, 6 to 7 minutes.
  • Transfer the clams to the bowl with the sausage. Stir the lime juice into the broth and pour over the clams and sausage. Sprinkle with the lemon thyme.
  • Serve immediately with Spicy Garlic Bread.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the bread in half lengthwise through the top of the loaf without cutting all the way through to the bottom. Cut the bread crosswise into 1-inch slices without cutting all the way through to the bottom.
  • Stir together the butter, garlic, crushed red pepper and salt. Spread over the bread and between the slices.
  • Place the loaf on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve warm.

FRESH BAKED CLAMS



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I love clams! These sound good since you steam them first and them remove them from the shell, make a topping and put them back into the shell with the butter/garlic/crumb topping and broil. I love when the clam is left whole and not chopped (they stay juicy) but it is a personal preference and you could chop them, especially if you can't get fresh small clams.

Provided by Oolala

Categories     European

Time 20m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 dozen clams, well scrubbed, hard shell
2 tablespoons water
1/4 cup butter
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
3 tablespoons breadcrumbs (Italian style)
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Steps:

  • Put clams in a large kettle or clam pot with the water; cook over moderate heat, just until the shells open.
  • Remove from the heat and when cool enough to handle, pluck the whole clams from the shells; save half the shells.
  • Meanwhile, blend together the butter, garlic, parsley and bread crumbs.
  • Set each clam back into a half shell and spread about a teaspoon of the mixture atop each clam in a shell.
  • Arrange filled shells in a baking dish and broil 4" from the heat source until lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.2, Fat 25.9, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 113.2, Sodium 1407.7, Carbohydrate 25, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 2.1, Protein 29.1

BAKED CLAMS WITH ITALIAN-STYLE BREADCRUMBS AND HORSERADISH



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This recipe for delicious baked clams with Italian-style breadcrumbs and horseradish can be found in "The Young Man and the Sea" by David Pasternack and Ed Levine.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 7

12 littleneck or cherrystone clams, shucked, juice reserved
Extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup freshly grated horseradish
1 cup Italian-Style Breadcrumbs
1 lemon, halved
Coarse sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler. Evenly place clams in their half shells on a baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine horseradish and breadcrumbs; sprinkle over clams and lightly pat down to adhere. Squeeze the juice from 1 of the lemon halves over clams; drizzle with olive oil.
  • Place clams under broiler, and cook until breadcrumbs are light golden and bubbly, about 6 minutes, drizzling clams with reserved clam juice halfway through cooking.
  • Transfer clams to a serving plate, season with salt and pepper. Cut remaining lemon half into 4 wedges. Serve clams immediately with lemon wedges.

LISA'S BEST BAKED CLAMS



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This recipe for homemade breaded baked clams is simple but delicious. A great looking appetizer for parties.

Provided by McGee4782

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Seafood

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 large clams in shells
12 unsalted soda crackers, crushed
3 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons parsley
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 dash hot pepper sauce

Steps:

  • Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add clams, and boil until all of the clams are open, about 5 minutes. Drain, and remove the empty half of the shell from each one. Place the full halves onto a baking sheet.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the crackers, garlic powder, and parsley into a large resealable bag. Crush until fine, and mash to mix. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the cracker crumb mixture, and cook until golden brown, stirring constantly. Spoon onto the clams in the shells.
  • Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until browned and topping is crispy. Serve with lemon and hot pepper sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.7 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Cholesterol 42.2 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 163.7 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

BAKED RAZOR CLAMS



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Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     easy, quick, appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 2 to 4 appetizer servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

12 razor clams, about 1 pound, rinsed and scrubbed
5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 inch long piece of ginger, peeled and minced
3 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley leaves
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
Black pepper
1/2 lemon cut in 4 wedges

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet large enough to hold clams in a single layer with foil. Use a paring knife to gently pry apart the clamshells and then cut the meat away, discarding any gritty dark parts and a half-inch of the dark, hard siphon. Place clam meat in the better-looking shell half.
  • Pour oil into 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and ginger, sauté until softened. Add parsley, sauté briefly, then stir in bread crumbs. Sauté, stirring, until bread crumbs are uniformly moistened with oil and starting to color. Season generously with pepper. Remove from heat.
  • Using a teaspoon, cover each clam with bread crumb mixture, patting it on with the back of the spoon. Do this over the skillet so that any crumbs that fall go back into the pan and are used. Place clams on baking sheet and bake 8 minutes. Transfer to serving platter and garnish with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 310, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 783 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

BAKED CLAMS



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This recipe for baked clams tried to bridge the gap between the glory of a clam pulled from a clambake and the unfortunate, common mediocrity of ubiquitous baked stuffed clams. It contains some of the usual suspects - onion and celery - and some unusual ones, like clam juice and vermouth. Importantly, it doesn't require clam shucking, which is a dangerous occupation, best avoided unless you are very brave.

Provided by Tamar Adler

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings (or 2 if you love clams)

Number Of Ingredients 11

24-30 littleneck or cherrystone clams*
3 tablespoons clam juice
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons dry vermouth
1 cup combined (any combination) sliced green or plain white garlic, finely sliced leek, chopped celery, fennel or fennel top
3 tablespoons butter plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, separated
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/4 cup chopped celery leaf
1 tablespoon chopped fennel frond
1 tablespoon chopped chervil (if available; if not, use more celery leaves or fennel fronds)
3 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs

Steps:

  • Wash the clams very well. Put them, the clam juice, water and vermouth in a big pot with a cover. Cook them over very high heat, bringing them to a boil, until they are just cooked, removing them one by one, or by the few, to a roasting pan or other flat tray, with tongs or a hand-held sieve, the instant they pop open.
  • Once they've cooled, remove the clams from the shells. Divide top and bottom shells. Wash as many as you plan to serve, and leave them to dry. Add any liquid left with the clams to the liquid in the clam pot.
  • Sauté the cup of garlic, leeks, celery and fennel in 3 tablespoons of butter, adding only the tiniest, barest bit of salt to help the vegetables release their liquid. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, until leeks are tender and taste good. Through a fine strainer, add all the liquid in the clam pot. Bring to a boil, and cook down until only about 1 cup of liquid remains. Add the heavy cream. Taste for salt. Add the chopped leaves and chervil and the clams, either whole or roughly chopped.
  • Divide the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter into 24 small squares. If it seems difficult, use more butter. No precision needed. Fill each half clamshell very full with the clam mixture - with either 1 clam per shell, if left whole, or a spoonful, if chopped. Top each half with a sprinkle of bread crumbs and a tiny square of butter.
  • Put in a single layer, in 1 or 2 large roasting or baking pans, under the broiler at its highest setting, quite close to the broiler. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 179, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 474 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

SHEET-PAN NEW ENGLAND CLAM BAKE



Sheet-Pan New England Clam Bake image

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 pound assorted baby potatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
6 half-ears frozen corn on the cob, thawed
2 pounds fresh mussels, scrubbed and beards removed
1-1/2 dozen fresh littleneck clams, scrubbed
1 pound uncooked shrimp (26-30 per pound), peeled and deveined
1/2 pound fully cooked Spanish chorizo links, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
1 medium lemon, cut into wedges
1/2 cup butter, melted
4 garlic cloves, chopped
2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
1-1/4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
French bread, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°. Place potatoes in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with Italian seasoning; toss to coat. Bake until tender, 25-30 minutes. Using a potato masher, flatten potatoes to 1/2-in. thickness; remove and keep warm., Add corn, mussels, clams, shrimp and chorizo to same pan; top with potatoes. Pour wine into pan. Squeeze lemon wedges over top; add to pan., Combine butter, garlic, seafood seasoning and Cajun seasoning. Pour half the butter mixture over top. Bake until shrimp turn pink and mussels and clams open, 20-25 minutes. Discard any unopened mussels or clams., Drizzle with remaining butter mixture. Sprinkle with pepper; top with parsley. If desired, serve with bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 639 calories, Fat 35g fat (15g saturated fat), Cholesterol 214mg cholesterol, Sodium 1302mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 46g protein.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh clams: Fresh clams should have a briny smell and tightly closed shells. Avoid any clams with open shells or broken shells.
  • Purge the clams: Before cooking, purge the clams to remove any sand or grit. Place the clams in a bowl of cold water and let them soak for 30 minutes. Change the water several times during this process.
  • Use a light breading: A light breading will help the clams to cook evenly without overpowering the delicate flavor. Use a mixture of flour, cornstarch, and seasonings.
  • Fry the clams in hot oil: Heat the oil to 375 degrees Fahrenheit before frying the clams. This will help to create a crispy coating and prevent the clams from sticking to the pan.
  • Do not overcrowd the pan: When frying the clams, do not overcrowd the pan. This will cause the oil temperature to drop and the clams will not cook evenly.
  • Serve with your favorite dipping sauce: Serve the fried clams with your favorite dipping sauce, such as tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, or lemon wedges.

Conclusion:

Breaded clams are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or main course. By following these tips, you can make sure that your breaded clams are crispy, flavorful, and perfectly cooked. Enjoy!

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