Bacon and Shellfish

Wrap a shrimp with it, dice and add it to a stuffing for clams, sprinkle some browned bits into a pot of steaming mussels — these are just some of the ways we call for combining bacon and shellfish in Bacon Nation. 

Bacon Stuffed Clams … 

Stuffed Clams with Bacon, bring me back home to thoughts of my parents who were restauranteurs in upstate New York. Stuffed clams, mussels steamed in white wine with garlic and butter, and jumbo shrimp wrapped in strips of crispy bacon were dishes their clientele (and my sister and brothers) couldn’t get enough of. From my father, who valued his light touch in the kitchen, I learned that the bread crumb topping should never mask or overpower the briny flavor of the clam. Our Bacon Nation recipe works to create a balance between the onion, bacon, lemon, fresh-bread crumb stuffing, and the lovely clam that’s nestled beneath it.