Prepare the cracker crumbs, bell peppers, red onion, parsley, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and combine in a bowl. Let it sit about 10-15 minutes to cool and to let the flavors combine. Once butter is melted, add a dash of Worcestershire sauce, a splash of white wine, brown mustard, and lemon juice.
Make garlic butter by melting the stick of butter in a small sauce pan and add the finely minced garlic. (Be sure to separate abductor mussels from shell for easy eating later.) Lay them out in a casserole dish or baking sheet. Split clams in half, leaving ½ a clam inside each shell.
18 littleneck clams (will make 36 clams casino)ġ-sleeve Ritz Crackers (crushed into crumbs of various sizes)īell peppers: ½ each of a yellow bell, an orange bell and a red bell diced (nearly minced)ġ small bunch of chopped, fresh parsley (about 3 tablespoons when cut)īacon (the better the quality of the bacon, the better the clams casino)
