Recipe: Bacon Clams Veggies Dip
Ingredients
- 2 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, with juice
- 1 pound cream cheese
- 6-8 strips bacon
- 1/2 tablespoon butter
- 1 jalapeno, seeded, minced
- 1/2 cup small diced red bell pepper
- 1/3 cup small diced celery
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 cup minced green onions
- 1/2 lemon
- hot sauce to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Cut the bacon strips into 1/4 inch pieces. Put them and 1/2 tablespoon butter in a heavy duty pan over medium heat. Cook until crispy.
Step 2
Remove the bacon pieces. Dump in the veggies. Cook for 3 minutes. Add clam juice from one can. Turn the heat to high. Reduce the clam juice until almost gone. It takes about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
Step 3
Add 2 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams,1 pound cream cheese,
the bacon pieces,
the veggies,
the juice of 1/2 lemon,
and some freshly ground black pepper in a bowl. Mix well.
Step 4
Transfer the mixture in a serving plate, topped with some chopped green onion and some beacon pieces. Served on some crackers.