Steamed Clams with Bacon and Beer

Submitted by cnb948

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 slices bacon, cut into pieces
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 lbs steamer clams
• 1 bottle beer

directions

1. Fry bacon over medium heat, in a medium sized pot about 4 minutes.
2. Add in onion, and continue until bacon is brown, and onion is tender, about another 4 minutes.
3. Add in clams, and beer.
4. Cover and steam clams until they pop open, about 7 minutes.
5. Throw away any clams that do not open.
6. Stir together and serve.

Reviews

[Gay Gilmore]

I had some larger steamers that didn't do well in a lighter recipe last night, so I wanted something that would give them a fair amount of flavor and this did the job. Simple. Yummy. Threw a little chopped parsley on top.