The BEST Clams Casino Recipe – Cherrystone Aqua-Farms

Ingredients

• For the bacon bread crumbs:
• 7 strips of bacon, finely diced
• 1.5 cups panko bread crumbs
• salt and pepper, to taste
• For the clams:
• 3 strips of bacon, finely diced
• 3 large shallots, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• pinch of red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup dry, white wine
• 100 CAF middleneck clams
• 1/2 cup minced flat-leaf parsley, divided
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• shredded parmesean
• lemon wedges for serving