Rhode Island Stuffies Recipes

RHODE ISLAND STUFFIES

Steps:

• Open quahogs, placing meat and juice in separate bowls. Save shells.
• In a large bowl, break bread into small pieces and add enough quahog juice (clam juice) so bread is well moistened, but not soggy.
• Add chopped quahogs (clams).
• In a frying pan, add oil and sauté onion, green pepper and garlic until soft, but not brown.
• Add sautéed onion, green pepper, garlic, and crushed red pepper to bread mixture; mix well.
• Wash shells and separate.
• Mound shell halves with stuffing.
• Sprinkle top with paprika and parsley.
• Dot tops with a small amount of margarine.
• Set in a pan and bake in preheated 375°F oven for about 25 minutes or until heated through.
• OPTIONAL: You may add ground Chourice to onion while sautéing.

DAD'S RHODE ISLAND STUFFIES

Steps:

• 1. Open quahogs, placing meat and juice in separate bowls. Save shells.
• 2. In a large bowl, break bread into small pieces and add enough quahog juice (clam juice) so bread is well moistened, but not soggy. Add chopped quahogs (clams).
• 3. In a frying pan, add oil and sauté onion, green pepper and garlic until soft, but not brown. Add sautéed onion, green pepper, garlic, and crushed red pepper to bread mixture; mix well. NOTE/OPTIONAL: You may add ground Chourice to onion while sautéing.
• 4. Mound shell halves with stuffing. Sprinkle top with paprika and parsley. Dot tops with a small amount of margarine.
• 5. Set in a pan and bake in preheated 375°F oven for about 25 minutes or until heated through.

RHODE ISLAND STUFFIES

Steps:

• 1. Steam quahogs just until shells start to open. Run the quahog meat through a meat grinder, food processor, or as I do, dice as fine as you can with your chefs knife. In a large bowl crush Ritz crackers and break bread into 1- inch pieces. Add Worcestershire and lemon juice to melted butter. Add all ingredients to bread mixture and mix with your hands. Stuffing should be moist, yet stiff enough to hold the shape of a scoop. Add more clam juice or cracker crumbs as needed. Preheat oven to 375 Scrub, rinse and drain the quahog shells. Using a small ice-cream scoop, or your hands fill the shells. Sprinkle with paprika. At this point the stuffies can be baked, or wrapped and frozen for later use. Bake for 35 minutes. Squirt with lemon and enjoy!