Dive into the delectable world of clam fritters, a coastal gem that tantalizes taste buds with its crispy exterior and tender, flavorful interior. These golden-brown morsels are a symphony of fresh clams, aromatic herbs, and savory seasonings, encased in a light and airy batter. Savor the briny essence of the sea in every bite, perfectly complemented by the fluffy texture of the fritter. Whether you prefer them as a standalone snack or paired with your favorite dipping sauce, clam fritters are guaranteed to leave you craving more.
This curated collection of clam fritter recipes offers a delightful journey through culinary creativity. From classic New England-style fritters to innovative variations featuring unique ingredients and cooking techniques, there's a recipe here to suit every palate. Explore the simplicity of traditional fritters made with fresh clams, cornmeal, and a touch of onion, or embark on a culinary adventure with recipes that incorporate spices like Old Bay seasoning, herbs like parsley and thyme, or vegetables like corn and zucchini. Discover the perfect balance of flavors and textures, whether you prefer your fritters crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, or golden-brown and fluffy throughout.
These recipes cater to diverse dietary preferences, including gluten-free and vegan options. Indulge in the crispy goodness of gluten-free clam fritters, made with a combination of almond flour and tapioca flour, or savor the plant-based delights of vegan clam fritters, where clams are replaced with a savory mixture of mushrooms and seaweed. Each recipe is meticulously crafted to ensure that every bite is a harmonious blend of flavors and textures.
So, prepare to embark on a culinary voyage and discover the endless possibilities of clam fritters. With this comprehensive collection of recipes, you'll have everything you need to create these delectable treats in the comfort of your own kitchen. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and impress your loved ones with the irresistible charm of clam fritters.
CLAM FRITTERS
We had clam fritters every time we went to Rhode Island. I looked for a recipe and finally found this one. Now we have them whenever we want.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 20m
Yield 14-16 fritters.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper; set aside. Drain clams, reserving 2 tablespoons juice; set clams aside. In a small bowl, beat the egg, milk and reserved clam juice; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Add the clams and onion. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown, turning occasionally. Drain on paper towels. Serve fritters with tartar sauce and/or lemon wedges if desired.
Nutrition Facts :
CLAM FRITTERS
My stepmother got this recipe from an 80-year-old woman back in the 1940's.
Provided by Christine Johnson
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat the egg and gradually beat in the flour. Slowly stir in the milk, clams, salt, pepper and onion. If desired, stir in the green pepper. With hands shape mixture into 2 inch diameter patties.
- In a medium skillet heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot. Fry the patties in the hot oil until golden brown. Place cooked fritters on paper towels to soak up any excess oil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 346 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Cholesterol 53.4 mg, Fat 29.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 183.5 mg, Sugar 2.1 g
PROVINCETOWN CLAM FRITTERS
A savory taste treat from the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Savory
Time 16m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat your oil or fat to 360°F.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Combine dry ingredients, milk and clam juice into a batter that is smooth and free from lumps.
- Fold in clams, mixing thoroughly.
- Drop from a spoon into hot fat and fry for about a minute or until golden brown on all sides.
- Serve with lemon wedges.
JIMMY'S CLAM AND CORN FRITTERS
Came up with these because my son loves clam fritters and I love corn hush puppies! So instead of French fries for your next fried seafood dinner, give these a try!
Provided by Lisa Romolo-Dos Reis
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Corn
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix cornmeal, cream-style corn, clams, onion, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a bowl until batter is thoroughly combined. If batter is too thick, stir in milk, about 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Scoop about 1 heaping tablespoon of batter per fritter and gently drop into the hot oil; deep-fry in small batches of 3 or 4 fritters until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain fritters on paper towels.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.6 calories, Carbohydrate 47.2 g, Cholesterol 21.4 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 706.3 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
BRISSIN CLAM FRITTERS
Provided by Guy Fieri
Time 1h
Yield 10 to 15 fritters
Number Of Ingredients 35
Steps:
- For the clams: In a large pot over high heat, add the oil and when hot, add the thyme, jalapeno, garlic, and lemon. Cook for 1 minute, and then add the white wine, red chile flakes, and butter. Bring this mixture to a boil and then add the clams. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low and steam for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the clams and strain over a bowl, reserving the cooking liquid. When clams are cool enough to handle, remove from their shells and chop.
- Guy's tip: If using canned baby clams, build the clam liquid the same as above and then add the baby clams and 1/3 cup of the can liquid into the broth, turn off heat and let sit 15 minutes. No need to chop these!
- For the fritter batter: In a medium saute pan over medium-high heat, add the butter and, when melted, add the red bell pepper, onions, and jalapenos. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes, and then add the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the parsley and cook for 1 minute more. Remove to a plate to cool.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and baking powder. Mix well. Make a well in the center and add the beer and the egg yolks, and fold together with a rubber spatula until well combined. Add in the cooled vegetable mixture, the chopped clams, and 1/2 cup to 1 cup of the reserved, strained cooking broth. You are looking for the consistency of pancake batter.
- In a large skillet over high heat, add the canola oil and when hot (200 degrees F) add the fritter batter in 1/3 cup amounts, careful not to crowd. Be cautious, these pop sometimes, splattering hot oil. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, gently turn over and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate, sprinkle with reserved salt and repeat. Can be held warm in a 275 degrees F oven for 15 minutes.
- Serve with lemon wedges, the remaining 1 tablespoon minced parsley, and the Fritter Dipper Sauce.
- In the small bowl of a food processor fitted with the bottom blade, add the egg yolk, vinegar, horseradish, and salt and pulse to combine. With the motor running, very slowly add in the olive oil in a fine stream.
- Once mayonnaise is created, add the remaining ingredients, and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Guy's Tip: If you have time, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes allow flavors to marry.
CLAM FRITTERS
Steps:
- In a mixing bowl combine the crumbs, clams and pimiento. Season with some salt and pepper. Stir the yolks into the batter and moisten with enough milk to make a heavy batter.
- Whip the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the mixture. Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto a non-stick skillet and cook until browned on both sides. Serve over an arugula or sliced tomato salad.
GRAMMY'S CLAM FRITTERS
Minced clams are the savory star in these golden brown clam fritters.
Provided by Lisawas
Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Clams
Time 20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Whisk the flour and baking powder together in a bowl; set aside.
- Beat the egg in a separate bowl until smooth. Stir in the minced clams and black pepper to taste. Stir in the flour to form a batter.
- Drop the fritters into the hot oil by the heaping tablespoonful. Fry until golden on both sides, about 1 minute per side. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.3 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Cholesterol 21.9 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 97.9 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
MAINE COAST CLAM FRITTERS
Recipe from the book "Food That Made New England Famous" 1946, submitted by: Rose Whitney Smith, Lexington, MA. She writes:The night I first tasted these clam cakes was raw and blustery and the foghorn was bellowing. But inside the old farmhouse overlooking the mouth of the Kennebec River, was cosy and homelike. My friends, a...
Provided by Carol Junkins
Categories Fish
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Chop clams very fine.
- 2. Make a batter by beating eggs, add flour gradually. Add milk slowly, salt and pepper, then the chopped clams. Stir all together.
- 3. Drop by spoonfuls into deep hot fat that will color a 1-inch cube of bread golden brown in 60 seconds (365 degree on fat, thermometer) ; or cook in frying pan holding 1 1/2 inches of hot fat. When brown turn and brown on reverse side.
- 4. Drain and serve piping hot. "And if we've a mind for a delicate dish we go to the clam banks" - The Fore Father's song, 1630
CLAM FRITTERS
One more island treat!
Provided by Sherard Lewis
Categories Seafood
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Gut clams and wash well; chop fine. Add onion, egg, flour, salt and pepper. Use salt sparingly as the clams will have the salt from the water in them.
- 2. Heat cooking oil to medium-high. Spoon out fritter mix an fry in heated oil and a cast iron frying pan, until golden brown. Drain on paper towles.
CLAM FRITTERS
If your from Rhode Island you will Love this recipe!!!
Provided by Jane priesmeyer
Categories Seafood Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and pepper; set aside. Drain clams, reserving 2 tablespoons juice; set clams aside. In a small bowl, beat egg, milk and reserved clam juice; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Add the clams and onion. In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 350'. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls into oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve with tartar sauce and/or lemon if desired. Yield 14-16 fritters.
CHERRYSTONE CLAM AND CORN FRITTERS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories appetizer
Time 25m
Yield about 18 fritters
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Open the clams, and save both the juice and the clams. There should be about 2 cups of liquid and about 1 1/4 cups of clams. Put the clams on a flat surface and chop them until they are coarse-fine.
- Shuck the corn, and cut the kernels from the cob. There should be about 1 cup.
- Put the flour in a mixing bowl, and add the chopped clams, 3/4 cup of the reserved clam liquid (the rest may be discarded or put to another use), corn, egg yolks, tarragon, baking powder, salt, pepper and Tabasco.
- Blend well.
- Beat the whites until stiff, pour them over the batter, and fold them in.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a skillet, and when it is quite hot, add about 1/4 cup of the batter at a time, keeping each fritter separated. Continue adding batter in this manner until the skillet is filled without crowding.
- Cook about 1 minute or slightly longer on one side or until the edges of the fritters start to brown. Turn and cook 1 minute or slightly longer on the other side. As the fritters are cooked, transfer them to sheets of absorbent paper towels. Continue making fritters until all the batter is used.
- Use about 2 additional tablespoons of oil for each batch of fritters. Serve the fritters with sweet red pepper sauce spooned over.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 132, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 169 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RAZOR CLAM FRITTERS
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, egg with clams; mix well until batter is well blended. In a wide frying pan, heat butter and oil over medium high heat until it foams but doesn't brown. Drop clam batter into hot fat by heaping tablespoonfuls, adding as many spoonfuls as will fit without crowding. I usually get 6 to 7 or 8 fritters. Cook, turning once, until fritters are browned on both sides (less than a minute per side). Salt to taste and serve immediately on heated plates. Serves 2.
CLAM FRITTERS WITH ORANGE DIPPING SAUCE
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large heavy skillet, add chopped onion and sauté, stirring occasionally, until translucent and tender. Scoop onion out of skillet and set aside. Set skillet aside without washing it. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking soda, and salt. In a small bowl, beat milk and egg together, then add to dry mixture, stirring until well mixed. Stir clams into batter. Heat 1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil in the skillet, set it over medium-high heat and heat until hot but not smoking. Scoop up clam mixture with a 1/4 cup measuring cup and transfer to skillet, leaving about 1 inch between each fitter. Reduce heat to medium, and cook fritters 3 minutes on the first side, flip and cook 3 minutes on second side or until fritter mixture is cooked through. Transfer as finished to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and set in a 200-degree oven. Add remaining olive oil to the skillet, heat again until hot. Add remaining fritter mixture by the 1/4-cup measure and cook 3 minutes on the first side, flip and 3 minutes on the second side. Add to baking sheet in oven. In a small bowl, combine dipping sauce ingredients. Serve fritters hot from the oven with small bowls of dipping sauce.
CLAM FRITTERS
From Denton, MD Women's Club "The Chesapeake Collection" cookbook. These fry up light and airy - very good when longing for the beach!
Provided by Aunt Willie
Categories Healthy
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Beat together egg, milk and clam juice.
- Sift together flour, baking soad, cream of tartar, slat and baking powder.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well.
- Fold in clams.
- Drop by spoonfuls into 400 degree oil and fry until golden brown.
- Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.3, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 81.8, Sodium 840.4, Carbohydrate 44.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 1.7, Protein 17.4
CLAM FRITTERS WITH DILLY PESTO DIP
Do you like Indian Fry Bread? I have taken this idea for this bread to turn it into claim fritters and accompanying dip. This is a great recipe to load a crockpot on warm setting with the fritters and have the cold dip next to it for an appetizer party. This dip can be used with any baked or fried fish. Chilling or Cooling time not included.
Provided by Montana Heart Song
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 40m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Mix all dip ingredients in the order listed. Cover and refrigerate in a crockery or metal bowl.
- It is best to refrigerate 4-6 hours. If you can't, cool at least an hour before serving.
- In large mixing bowl, mix 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and powdered milk.
- Add shortening and cut in with pastery cutter or two forks.
- Mix in nutmeg and confectionary sugar. Mix well.
- Add drained claims.
- Measure reserved juice for 2 tblsps.claim juice.
- Add to the mixture.
- Slowly pour and mix warm water to the mixture and mix.
- Dough will be sticky. If it isn't add a little more liquid carefully.
- Sprinkle 2 tblsps flour on surface in a large circle.
- Turn out sticky dough on floured surface.
- Knead until dough is soft and smooth, not sticky. Sprinkle more flour if necessary.
- on the surface when you kneading or a little flour on the dough.
- Form into 2 inch balls. Place on a lightly floured dish. Form the balls all at once.
- Heat oil to 375* in fry pan or if you have a deep fryer heatto 375* for the oil required for that appliance.
- When oil is ready, flatten each ball to 5 to 6 inches and slide the flatten disk into the oil. Fry on one side.
- about 2 minutes, then flip over to cook the other side. It will not take quite as long.
- Drain on paper towels. Keep Warm. Or, reheat when ready to serve.
GRAMMY'S CLAM FRITTERS
Every Saturday night growing up, my folks and I would go to Grammy's house for good food and good company. These fritters were made quite regularly, and even as a young kid I loved these, cause they were so good dipped in ketchup!
Provided by Denise Bernius
Categories Seafood Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. heat deep fryer to btwn 350-375 degrees
- 2. mix ingredients well, drop by teaspoonfulls into fryer. Cook until golden brown. Serve with lots of dipping sauces, especially ketchup, mmmmm!
DEANN'S CLAM FRITTERS
Make and share this DeAnn's Clam Fritters recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Debbie R.
Categories Healthy
Time 20m
Yield 1 batch
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix. Fry in hot oil until med-dark brown, about 1 - 3 minutes per side probably. Drain on paper towels.
EAST COAST - QUOHAUGH OR BAR CLAM FRITTERS
Enjoying the bounty of the ocean. Learning new ways to use the clams that I have been digging up... This is really good, I hope you will enjoy.
Provided by Baby Kato
Categories Seafood Appetizers
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Heat your oil to 350 - 360 degrees.
- 2. In a large bowl sift the dry ingredients together.
- 3. Now combine to the dry ingredients, the milk and clam juice and stir until a smooth batter is achieved.
- 4. Next gently fold in the clams, making sure to mix well.
- 5. Drop the batter from a large spoon into the hot fat and fry for about a minute or until it is golden brown on all sides.
- 6. Remove from fryer, drain and sprinkle with a pinch or two of sea salt.
- 7. This makes a great snack, it is lovely served with slices of lemon and a choice of red seafood sauce or tarter sauce.
CLAM FRITTERS
This is a recipe for classic New England clam fritters prepared as conch fritters are in the Bahamas, with a low zip of jalapeno heat and a high one of lime juice. I serve them with my version of the ubiquitous mayo-ketchup sauce of the Lucayan archipelago. These fritters are terrific when prepared with freshly shucked clams, but if you don't want to open clams by hand, they are still excellent with lightly steamed ones. A deep cast-iron skillet placed over a gas grill allows you to fry the fritters outdoors if you like, reducing kitchen mess. Or if you don't wish to fry, you can treat the batter as if it were for pancakes. The flavor abides, if not the full crispiness.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories finger foods, appetizer
Time 1h
Yield 6 to 8 servings as an appetizer
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Either open the clams by hand, reserving both the juice within them and the clams, or steam the clams until they just open, reserving both the broth and the clams. Put the clams on a cutting board, and chop them coarsely.
- Put the flour in a mixing bowl, and add to it the egg yolks, onion, red pepper, celery, garlic, jalapeño and clams, then mix to combine. Add the clam broth to the mixture, and stir until it is a thick batter running almost to loose.
- Make the sauce. Whisk together the ketchup, mayonnaise, hot sauce and lime juice in a medium-size bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add more mayonnaise, hot sauce or lime juice if desired.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff, then whisk the baking powder into the clam batter, and carefully fold the egg whites into it afterward.
- Heat enough oil to come up an inch or so on the sides of a large, deep frying pan until it is quite hot, approximately 350 degrees. Drop the batter by the tablespoon into the hot oil, making sure not to crowd the pan, and cook, turning once or twice, until the fritters are golden brown and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon, and place on a warmed platter. Serve with the sauce on the side, with the scallions and wedges of lime.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 740, UnsaturatedFat 66 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 74 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 679 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ZUCCHINI AND RAZOR CLAM FRITTERS
I created this recipe after thinking about my two favorite fritter recipes. I decide to combine them into one.
Provided by BC
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Zucchini Fried Zucchini Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Whisk together the eggs and milk in a bowl until evenly blended. Mix in the zucchini, razor clams, onion, and garlic; set aside. Stir together the bread crumbs, flour, parsley, salt, and pepper in a separate large bowl. Pour the egg and vegetable mixture into the flour mixture and stir until well combined.
- Heat oil and butter in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Drop fritter batter by spoonfuls into the skillet in batches of 4. Cook until golden brown on the bottom; flip and cook until the other side is golden brown. Drain the fritters on a paper towel-lined plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 75.1 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 104 mg, Sugar 1.9 g
Tips:
- Use fresh clams: Fresh clams have a better flavor and texture than frozen clams.
- Soak the clams in salt water: This will help to remove any grit or sand from the clams.
- Use a light batter: A heavy batter will make the fritters greasy and dense.
- Fry the fritters in hot oil: This will help to create a crispy crust.
- Serve the fritters hot: Clam fritters are best served hot out of the fryer.
Conclusion:
Clam fritters are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. They are perfect for parties or potlucks. With a few simple ingredients, you can make a batch of clam fritters that will be sure to please everyone.
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