Grilled Clams

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clams on the grill
Photo by Emily Jahn is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0

Gather around the grill and get cooking with this delicious recipe for grilled clams! Perfect for a warm-weather cookout, this simple dish makes a quick, crowd-pleasing meal. 

Before cooking, make sure to begin with clams that are cleaned and ready to cook. Check out our in-depth guide to cooking clams, which includes how to clean and prep your clams for cooking. 

For this recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients: 

  • 1 lb. Clams
  • Butter 
  • Seasonings (such as garlic, herbs, lemon, chili flakes, etc.) 
  1. Begin by preheating your grill to a medium heat. 
  2. While the grill is heating, prepare a sauce for the clams by melting together butter and desired seasonings such as garlic, herbs, and lemon. 
  3. Once melted, remove from heat to prevent burning. The best part of this recipe is that it can be customized to varying taste buds. Prepare as many sauces as you like to enjoy a variety of flavor combinations. 
  4. After preparing the sauce and the grill is heated, place the clams directly on the grill grates and cook for up to 10 minutes. Remove clams from the grill as they open, placing them in a serving dish. 
  5. Discard any clams that have not opened by the end of cook time. 
  6. Serve clams with butter sauce and enjoy! 

Simple and fast, these grilled clams are great to feed a crowd, with endless options to customize the flavors for anyone to enjoy! For more delicious ways to grill seafood, browse our Seafood University today!

clams on the grill

Grilled Clams

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb clams
  • butter
  • seasonings (such as garlic, herbs, lemon, chili flakes, etc.) 

Instructions
 

  • Begin by preheating your grill to a medium heat
  • While the grill is heating, prepare a sauce for the clams by melting together butter and desired seasonings such as garlic, herbs, and lemon
  • Once melted, remove from heat to prevent burning. The best part of this recipe is that it can be customized to varying taste buds. Prepare as many sauces as you like to enjoy a variety of flavor combinations
  • After preparing the sauce and the grill is heated, place the clams directly on the grill grates and cook for up to 10 minutes. Remove clams from the grill as they open, placing them in a serving dish
  • Discard any clams that have not opened by the end of cook time
  • Serve clams with butter sauce and enjoy!

Notes

*Photo by Emily Jahn is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0