Name: Dad's Famous Stuffies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 20 fresh large quahog clams (about 10 pounds) -; 1 pound hot chourico or linguica (smoked Portuguese sausage) or fully cooked Spanish chorizo -; 1 large onion, chopped (about 2 cups) -; 3 teaspoons seafood seasoning -; 1 package (12 ounces) herb stuffing cubes -; 1 cup water -; Optional: Lemon wedges and hot pepper sauce -

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1 hour 15 min.

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Ingredients for - Dad's Famous Stuffies

1. 20 fresh large quahog clams (about 10 pounds) -

2. 1 pound hot chourico or linguica (smoked Portuguese sausage) or fully cooked Spanish chorizo -

3. 1 large onion, chopped (about 2 cups) -

4. 3 teaspoons seafood seasoning -

5. 1 package (12 ounces) herb stuffing cubes -

6. 1 cup water -

7. Optional: Lemon wedges and hot pepper sauce -

How to cook deliciously - Dad's Famous Stuffies

1. Stage

Add 2 in. water to a stockpot. Add clams and chourico; bring to a boil. Cover and steam until clams open, 15-20 minutes.

2. Stage

Remove clams and sausage from pot, reserving 2 cups cooking liquid; cool slightly. Discard any unopened clams.

3. Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. Remove clam meat from shells. Separate shells; reserve 30 half-shells for stuffing. Place clam meat in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl.

4. Stage

Remove casings from sausage; cut sausage into 1-1/2-in. pieces. Place in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add sausage, onion and seafood seasoning to chopped clams. Stir in stuffing cubes. Add reserved cooking liquid and enough water to reach desired moistness, about 1 cup.

5. Stage

Spoon clam mixture into reserved shells. Place in 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake until heated through, 15-20 minutes. Preheat broiler.

6. Stage

Broil clams 4-6 in. from heat until golden brown, 4-5 minutes. If desired, serve with lemon wedges and hot pepper sauce.