{"id":3074,"date":"2014-04-07T11:47:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tracyleekarner.com\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2014-04-07T11:47:52","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:47:52","slug":"simply-the-best-rhode-island-stuffies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/2014\/04\/07\/simply-the-best-rhode-island-stuffies\/","title":{"rendered":"Simply the best Rhode Island Stuffies"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1769\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_0005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1769\" src=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_0005.jpg?w=560\" alt=\"Tracy Lee Karner\" width=\"560\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_0005.jpg 1732w, https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_0005-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_0005-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_0005-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/img_0005-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Simply the best Stuffies. Ever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Stuffies are Vintage Rhode Island food.<\/h1>\n<p>Quahog Clam Stuffing is to Rhode Island what Meat Loaf is to Iowa. Stuffies came into being in order to stretch 2 servings of clams into enough food for 6 people (and using up yesterday&#8217;s stale bread is also clever).<br \/>\n<a title=\"stuffies from scratch\" href=\"http:\/\/tracyleekarner.com\/2013\/07\/25\/if-you-missed-the-quahog-festival-heres-how-to-make-stuffies-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">If you live on the coast and your supermarket sells Quahogs, you can make stuffies with whole, live clams.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Stuffies for 6: <em>This recipe uses canned clams.<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 (6.5 ounce) can of <strong>chopped clams in clam juice<\/strong> (drain clams and reserve juice)<\/li>\n<li>6 ounces tiny raw<strong> peeled and deveined shrimp<\/strong> (or use larger shrimp and chop them up)<\/li>\n<li>3 ounces chopped or crumbled raw <strong>sausage<\/strong> (whatever kind you like&#8211;Jimmy Dean&#8217;s breakfast sausage; Italian sausage; or the amazingly fabulous chorizo my chef husband makes from scratch, but of course you&#8217;d have to be in my kitchen if you want to go with the chorizo option)<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup each of <strong>chopped onion, celery and green pepper<\/strong> (that makes 1 cup total of chopped veggies)<\/li>\n<li>1 large clove chopped <strong>garlic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2 cups of <a title=\"Bread Crumbs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.copykat.com\/2012\/01\/26\/how-to-make-bread-crumbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>homemade bread crumbs<\/strong><\/a> (or use Panko, which is not quite as good, but good enough)<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup<strong> grated parmesan or romano cheese<\/strong> (or some of each)<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup chopped <strong>parsley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>scant quarter cup of <strong>dry white wine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0a good sprinkle of <strong>all purpose seasoning<\/strong> such as Lawry&#8217;s or the amazingly fabulous secret magic blend my chef husband always keeps us supplied with (why don&#8217;t you just come to my place and let me make stuffies for you?)<\/li>\n<li>as much <strong>black pepper<\/strong> as you and your co-eaters can tolerate<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons <strong>butter<\/strong> (that&#8217;s 6 teaspoons)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>In a medium frying pan, brown\u00a0<strong>\u00a0sausage<\/strong>\u00a0then stir in <strong>onion, green pepper and celery\u00a0<\/strong>until vegetables are wilted. Add <strong>shrimp<\/strong> and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Add <strong>garlic, <\/strong>sprinkle generously with\u00a0<strong>all-purpose seasoning<\/strong>\u00a0and a healthy dash of\u00a0<strong>black pepper\u00a0<\/strong>and fry for another 30 seconds.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Frying the spices, especially the pepper, makes the flavor pop! Set aside to cool.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, stir together the <strong>vegetable-meat-shrimp mixture,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>chopped clams<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>grated cheese, bread crumbs<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>parsley<\/strong>. Moisten the mixture with enough of\u00a0<strong>the reserved clam liquid<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>a splash of dry white wine<\/strong>\u00a0to make it feel like dressing\u2013not soupy, just moist enough to hold together if you smoosh it (but don\u2019t smoosh it yet).<\/li>\n<li>Divide the dressing into six portions and mound each portion into the bottom of a large clam shell, or individual baking dish. Smoosh each mound a little bit to pack the stuffie into nice roundish form.<\/li>\n<li>Top each with\u00a0<strong>a teaspoon-sized pat of butter<\/strong>. Cover with aluminum foil and bake\u00a0at 400F for 15-20 minutes until heated through. Remove foil and broil for a couple minutes (watch carefully) to give your stuffies a bit of crunchy crust.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Serve stuffies as a first course at a Vintage Rhode Island Supper Party, with a dry white wine or cava, or a refreshing hoppy beer.<\/h2>\n<p>Vintage Rhode Island Supper Party menu: 1st course&#8211;Stuffies; Main course&#8211;Spaghetti and meatballs; Dessert&#8211;<a title=\"Del's Frozen Lemonade\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soliloquyoffood.com\/2013\/05\/diy-dels-lemonade-frozen-soft-serve.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frozen Lemonade.\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>When and where have you eaten\u00a0<\/strong><b>stuffies? What&#8217;s your favorite vintage food?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stuffies are Vintage Rhode Island food. Quahog Clam Stuffing is to Rhode Island what Meat Loaf is to Iowa. Stuffies came into being in order to stretch 2 servings of clams into enough food for 6 people (and using up yesterday&#8217;s stale bread is also clever). 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