Ingredients
8 servings
- •1 (9 inch) tart shell, partially baked
- •48 small soft-shell clams
- •4 eggs
- •1 cup light cream
- •0.25 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- •0.5 teaspoon salt
- •0.125 teaspoon white pepper
- •4 slices bacon
- •2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
Instructions
- Place oven rack on highest level. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Set prebaked tart shell on a baking sheet (see Editor's Note).
- Chop the clams finely, and reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid. Beat the eggs well, and add clam liquid, cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Whisk until smooth, and stir in the clams.
- Fry the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, and then remove from pan and set aside. Leave about half a tablespoon of bacon grease in the pan, and add onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. clam mixture. Crumble the bacon into mixture, then pour into mixture into pastry shell.
- Crumble the bacon into the tart shell; add onion. Carefully pour custard into shell and transfer to preheated oven.
- Bake on the top rack until center is set, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve hot or warm.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 288
- Carbohydrate: 13g
- Fat: 23g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Sugar: 1g