Shelly's Recipe

BAKED CLAM APPETIZER

Category: Seafood

1 cup minced fresh clams OR a 7 1/2 oz can minced clams
4 tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 tbsp scallions, including tender greens -- minced
3 tbsp parsley -- minced
1 tsp capers -- drained, chopped
1/4 cup mushrooms -- finely chopped
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
4 tbsp common cracker crumbs
1/2 hard-boiled egg
salt
fresh ground black pepper

Drain the clams and set aside on a paper towel. Heat the oil in a skillet and saute the scallions, parsley, capers, and mushrooms over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from the stove and stir in the lemon juice and the cracker crumbs. Mash the egg half, both the white and the yolk, and stir it into the saute mixture along with the clams. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Lightly grease 4 scallop shells, and fill with the clam mixture. Heat for 4 or 5 minutes in a preheated 400 and serve immediately.