The clams, bacon, and other ingredients are cooked in various ways depending on the recipe, and then added with breading to half the clam shell and baked or broiled (grilled from above) to a golden brown. Tabasco sauce is sometimes added, and parsley is sometimes used as a garnish. Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, white wine, lemon juice, and shallots or onion are also used. Other basic ingredients include butter, peppers, bacon and garlic. The dish uses littlenecks or cherrystone clams.
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