Seared Clams With Brown Butter

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 lemon
• olive oil
• 24 razor clams or 24 littleneck clams
• 1 tablespoon chives, minced
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in a saucepan, over medium heat, until it turns brown and is fragrant; remove from heat, stir in juice from one lemon, and set aside.
• 2 heat a large griddle, or cast iron skillet, over high heat; once very hot, coat with olive oil and place clams, hinge side down, if possible, on griddle or skillet.
• 3 cook until they open, about 5 minutes; turn over and cook until the meat just starts to brown ( cook in batches, if necessary).
• 4 transfer clams to a serving platter.
• 5 reheat butter sauce, stir in chives, and season with pepper; spoon over clams.