Little Neck clams.. what to do? Well I spent the weekend down at 'da Cape'... Cape Cod MA. This time of year the water is warm so there are jellyfish EVERYWHERE. I did not want to go in the water for fear of getting stung! Not a good way to end your short vacation! Soooo I saw all these people digging in the sand near the water so I asked them what they were doing and they said digging for Little Neck clams. Looked like fun and something to do so me and BF started digging. They gave us a bag and now at home I have 56 Little Neck clams.
I was told to soak them in salt water overnight and feed them cornmeal. I didn't have cornmeal and it was too late when we got home so I fed them breadcrumbs! Italian style! hahahaha I put them in a container in salt water with a towel over it and bread crumbs in the water and put it in the refridgerator overnight last night. I plan on cooking them tonight.
I checked them this morning and they were all still tightly closed. This is good right?? Sooo do I just boil them? The guy on the beach said that he cooks them on the grill... not sure how to do that. Just wondering is anyone goes clam digging and could they give me ideas on how to handle these things??? Im sooooo excited that I got to dig for my dinner! I just don't know how to MAKE my dinner! hahahaha
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