Sprinkle the grated cheese over the clams and then drizzle them with olive oil.Sprinkle an additional ½ teaspoon of bread crumbs on each clam. Press about 1 teaspoon of the bread crumbs on top of each clam with your fingers.Place the clams in a shallow baking pan or on an ovenproof platter and spoon about 4 teaspoons of clam juice over each one.Discard the top shell and leave the clam and its juice in the bottom shell. Open the clams and loosen the muscle underneath the clam meat.12 LITTLENECK CLAMS, RINSED AND SCRUBBED.
Taste them and you will know why! Ingredients Baked clams are always among the most popular appetizers in any Italian restaurant, and Carmine’s is no exception. The fresh crumbs are nicely seasoned with garlic and cheese. When you start with fresh clams, you can’t go wrong with this appetizer, particularly because it’s made with our fresh bread crumbs, which truly make it special.
