Recipes
Deviled Clam Cakes
This recipe appears in The World Is Your Oyster from our Summer 2024 issue.
Deviled Clam Cakes
Ingredients
- 1 lb. frozen chopped clam meat, thawed and drained
- 8 slices bacon, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 each red and green pepper, diced
- 2 cups flour
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp 1-1/2 baking powder
- 1 Tbsp chopped thyme
- 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
- 3 eggs
- 4 cups oil to fry with
Instructions
- Melt butter in a sauté pan. Add bacon and render. Add onion, peppers, and garlic; sweat. Add thyme.
- Mix flour and baking powder in a bowl. Mix in eggs and buttermilk to smooth—don’t over mix. Add clams, pepper mix, and parsley. Mix well and chill for 15 minutes.
- Drop a spoonful of batter into 350-degree oil. Cook for 5 minutes per side. Remove and cool. Season with salt.
