Susan's Famous Baked Clams!

Ingredients

• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb (REAL breadcrumbs! Store bought will be soggy!)
• 3 green onions (sliced thin)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 cup fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 2 (6 ounce) cans minced clams (drained with juice reserved)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 450.

2. 2

   In a large saute pan, saute' onions, garlic, crushed red peppers and parsley in olive oil until just fragrant. Remove from heat.

3. 3

   Add bread crumbs, clams, and parmesan to pan. Squirt the juice of 1 lemon into pan and add clam juice until desired consistency. The mixture should be on the dry side. If you use too much liquid it will come out "gummy".

4. 4

   Spoon into clam shells. Bake for 14 minutes. Should look brown on top.

5. 5

   Squirt fresh lemon on each clam shell and add Tobasco until desired heat is achieved.

6. 6

   WONDERFUL!