Tim O'Toole's Famous Stuffed Quahogs
Embark on a coastal culinary adventure with these savory stuffed quahogs. A delightful update on a classic, these are brimming with succulent seafood, flavorful sausage, and aromatic stuffing, all baked to golden perfection within their own shells.
Nutrition
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Carbohydrate
24 g
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Cholesterol
43 mg
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Fiber
1 g
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Protein
11 g
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Saturated Fat
8 g
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Sodium
901 mg
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Sugar
3 g
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Fat
23 g
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Unsaturated Fat
0 g
DIRECTIONS
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01 Step
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). (5 minutes)
02 Step
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Bring water to a boil over high heat. Add sausage links; reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove links from broth; reserve the broth. Remove casings from sausage. (15 minutes)
03 Step
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Bring broth back to a simmer and add quahogs; cook until they open, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove quahogs; reserve the broth. Remove cooked quahogs from the shells. Separate the shell halves. If necessary wash the shells. (15 minutes)
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Place sausage and quahog meat into the bowl of a food processor; process until chopped, about 12 seconds, depending on your processor. Scrape mixture into a bowl. Add chopped onion to the processor and blend about 5 seconds; stir into meat mixture. (10 minutes)
05 Step
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Make stuffing according to package directions, using margarine and substituting the sausage/clam broth for water. There may be more broth than you need. (10 minutes)
06 Step
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Mix stuffing and sausage/clam/onion mixture. Spoon filling into empty clam shell halves and top each with a small pat of butter (about a third of a teaspoon). (10 minutes)
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Place the shells on a baking pan; bake in the preheated oven until toasty brown on top, 15 to 20 minutes. (20 minutes)
For an extra layer of flavor, consider adding a splash of dry sherry to the stuffing mixture.
If you can't find chourico sausage, Portuguese linguica or even spicy Italian sausage make good substitutes.
Don't discard the cooking broth! It can be used as a base for seafood soups or stews.
RECIPE REVIEWS
Avarage Rating:
5.0/ 5 ( 28 Ratings)
Total Reviews: (3)
Ova Kessler
Feb 8, 2025These stuffed quahogs were a hit at our family gathering! The combination of sausage and seafood was perfect.
Randi Cremin
Jan 30, 2025My kids loved these! A great way to get them to try seafood.
Vivian Rutherford
Nov 8, 2024I was a bit intimidated to make this at first, but the recipe was easy to follow and the result was amazing!