Outer Banks Style Clam Dish Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Pork Recipes. (Outer Banks Style Clam Dish Recipe). Potatoes and clams in broth are served with crispy bits of fatback sprinkled over the top. If good fatback is hard to find in your area, you may substitute with bacon. This is the way they've made it down home for more than 100 years. It ain't fancy, but oh my is it fine!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 18 mins

Total: 38 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Outer Banks Style Clam Dish Recipe

Ingredients

⅓ pound fatback

diced

1 large onion

diced

4 medium red potatoes

diced

1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice

freshly ground black pepper to taste

24 shucked clams

with liquid

Easy Caramelized Onion Pork Chops

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Place fatback in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook until crisp. Remove pieces and set aside. Reduce heat to medium and add onion. Fry onions in the fatback grease until softened. Stir in potatoes making sure they are well coated with the fatback grease. Season generously with pepper. Pour in the liquid from the clams and the bottle of clam juice. Cover and simmer gently for about 15 minutes.

Step 2

While the potatoes are simmering chop clams into pieces. Add clams to potatoes during the last 3 minutes. Serve in deep bowls with the crispy bits of fatback sprinkled over the top.

Nutritional Information

Outer Banks Style Clam Dish Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 487.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 8.4g 17%

Carbohydrates: 37.9g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 4.3g 17%

Sugars: 4g

Fat: 34.1g 52%

Saturated Fat: 12.3g 61%

Cholesterol: 30.1mg 10%

Vitamin A Iu: 96.4IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.7mg 36%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 27%

Vitamin C: 23.9mg 40%

Folate: 49.9mcg 13%

Calcium: 47.4mg 5%

Iron: 4.7mg 26%

Magnesium: 59.4mg 21%

Potassium: 1197mg 34%

Sodium: 152mg 6%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 18%

Calories From Fat: 306.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.