The Foodie File: Quick Clams on the Grill

At my sister’s place for a summer BBQ, her husband Mark whipped up their signature summer appetizer while we sipped cold beer and prepared a butterflied leg of lamb for the grill.

So simple it doesn’t need a recipe, just a little direction:

1. Preheat the BBQ.
2. Press a clove of garlic into a ramekin, add 1/4 cup (50 mL) of butter – microwave until it’s melted – stir in juice of half a fresh lemon.
3. Place well-scrubbed clams (littlenecks or cherrystone ) right onto the grill – put the BBQ lid down and cook until they open ( about 10 to12 minutes).
4. Pull off the grill as soon as they open, careful not to spill the juice!
5. Drizzle with garlic butter and slurp up.

Yum, yum, yum! Don’t forget the cold beer!

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