Clam Dip

kyks17's Note:

This has been a family recipe for years, always served on New Year's Eve. I love this dip and how it's so different from the kinds you can buy in the store.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 2.75 cups

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 6 1/2 ounces chopped clams, canned, juice drained and reserved
• 4 1/2 tablespoons reserved clam juice
• 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Directions:

1. Place cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix for a few seconds.
2. Add sour cream and mix well, until no chunks remain. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl and mix well again.
3. Add clam juice and Worcestershire sauce, and mix slowly to avoid splashing, until fully incorporating. Dip will be on the thin side.
4. Add salt and black pepper, and mix well.
5. Add clams and mix just to combine.
6. Store in a container and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Dip will thicken in refrigerator. Serve with ridged potato chips.

Reviews

[Cadillacgirl]

I've never had a clam dip and I think for my first one, this was pretty darn good! I did add a little squeeze of lemon juice. I also made it with reduced fat cream cheese and sour cream so I could have the Bugles to go with it... Made for PAC Spring '11

[Starrynews]

Very nice dip! The flavors came together nicely. I used fat free sour cream and reduced fat cream cheese, and went easy on the Worcestershire sauce. Thanks for sharing! PAC Spring '11

[CJAY]

I thought the amount of Worcestershire sauce would be way too much for our taste so I added only 1 Tblsp. It was just right. I liked the addition of sour cream because it made a lot of dip. I would have given this 5 stars if lemon juice, garlic, and tabasco were used. It was very good but just a little bland for us. Thanks for sharing. Made for PAC 2011.