Hobo Shellfish

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Ingredients

  • ["1/4# bacon", "2 Tb olive oil", "2 red or yellow peppers", "6 garlic cloves", "1 Tb red pepper flakes", "1 c white wine", "1/2 c. cilantro", "3# clams or mussels or cockles - scrubbed.", "Crusty peasant bread, bagettes or equivalent starch-based soaking accompanyment is nearly manditory. Wouldn't hurt to have some rouille or aioli around either [but does it ever hurt?]", "saute pan", "grill", "4 12\"x12\"" sheets of aluminum foil""]"

Directions

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    {"0":"On the stove, heat saute pan over medium-high heat","1":"add bacon and as bacon renders fat, lower heat to medium, add olive oil and peppers, garlic and red pepper flakes. Continue to cook for 4 minutes.","2":"Add wine and bring to boil. When wine boils, turn off heat, add cilantro and mix.","3":"Let mixture cool off heat.","5":"Prepare grill - medium hot - I use a charcoal grill, but gas grills might also work.","7":"With aluminum foil, fold up outsides of sheets to make little boxes. Divide the cooled pepper\/bacon\/wine mixture between the foil boxes. Divide the mollusks between the boxes.","8":"Bring the outside of the boxes together in a hobo-styled sack.","9":"Bring sacks out to the hottest part of the grill. After 2-3 minutes you should hear bubbling. For mussels, take sacks off of the grill 4 minutes after the bubbling starts.","11":"Important note: The thickness of the shells of the mollusks will determine cooking time. Something small and thick like a cockle will take 4 minutes longer than mussels and maybe 3 minutes longer than steamers.","13":"Eat with starch-styled soaking item."}

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