Baked Chopped Clams Casino Style with Brie

Hey, What's up everybody!? Danny from Danny Mac's kitchen here, welcome Once again Really excited today, I have something really cool to show you guys We're gonna make chopped baked clams casino style but with a twist as usual because I like to change things up We're gonna put some additional shrimp in there and we're gonna put some brie in cuz it's gonna make it really creamy I love it! Um, I've made this recipe in a lot of different restaurants throughout my course as a chef It's always a big hit I've made it for friends I've made if for family Everybody loves it you're gonna love it and let's get started K, first up before we get started Preheat you're oven for 375 Ok guys, so what we're gonna need for today I have a pound of chopped clams here These are canned I've drained all the juice out We're gonna do 4 slices of cooked bacon that I've chopped pretty thoroughly I have 5 ounces of raw shrimp They've been deveined and cleaned and chopped up pretty good We're gonna cook all this today In roughly 2 to 3 ounces of butter I have 3 stalks of celery here that have been diced We're gonna do 2 to 3 ounces of chopped garlic I have a half of a red onion, diced nicely We're gonna firm up our batch with about 5 ounces of panko bread crumbs I have roughly 4 to 5 ounces of brie cheese here and I have 3 scallions sliced and also just salt and pepper to taste So my pan has been heating over medium high heat for about 35/40 seconds Go ahead get your butter in there Get that melted and we're gonna go ahead and we're gonna add our onions, our celery, and our garlic Alright Go ahead, mix all that up We're gonna cook this for about 5 minutes Just until it's nice and soft and the onions start to become translucent Roughly about 5 minutes Ok..so we're about there You can see the vegetables have really softened up a lot The onions are taking on a really nice translucency That's exactly what we're looking for At this point after 5 minutes We can go ahead, we're gonna add our clams, our bacon, and our scallions So..just go ahead and do that Go ahead and mix that up really well We're gonna continue to cook this mixture for about 4 minutes Ok guys, it's been about 3/4 minutes at this point we're gonna take our brie I'm just gonna fold it in I've cubed the brie up to make it melt a little more easily Just get it mixed, it's gonna melt It's gonna create a really creamy delicious texture It's gonna take about 2/3 minutes as well While the cheese is melting take this time also just to season it up a bit just a little salt Fresh pepper I like a lot of pepper Mix that up and you can see that cheese is already starting to come apart and create this unbelievable mixture So we got that all melted in there All these flavors coalescing together Looking spectacular you're probably like I've never done brie with clams before but let me tell ya brie with anything please! Let's go ahead and add some bread crumbs and just tighten this up a little bit Just get that mixed in We still want a super moist mixture We don't want it to be bready or doughy Takes a little, little bit for those bread crumbs to absorb some of the liquid I'm gonna add just a tish more So all in all we used about 4 ounces Just really go ahead and get that mixed together well Yeah, that looks perfect! Go ahead turn your flame off and we're just gonna let this sit for a second TAKE A LOOK AT THAT!! MM!! Just gonna give it a quick taste To make sure it's seasoned perfectly and as spectacular as it looks Oh yes it is! Mm! Wow! Ok so we are pretty much there Uh I just wanna show you guys something real quick I'm gonna be using these really fantastic scallop shells Um, I've had these for awhile They make a really good presentation If you don't have these If you have another type of shell that's fine Uh, these are just great because you can really showcase it with this beautiful white shell You can buy these at restaurant supply stores You can go scallop harvesting If you feel the need to and get these shells yourself (chuckling) Um, also as an alternative they sell these These are made out of aluminum foil and they are clam shells and these are great for parties They're disposable and they're really easy to use It's really the same thing It's just about presentation and what we're doing here So..let's go ahead and spoon some of our mixture right into the shell Get a nice heap on there I'm having 3 people over for dinner So I'm making 4 of these for us Also I'm gonna have some mixture left over Which is fine You can use it tomorrow, You can freeze it, You can seperate it into smaller portions and freeze it if you just want to make one portion for yourself at any given time It's really convenient Go ahead place these on a baking sheet We're gonna bake in you're preheated 375 degree oven for 10 minutes Ok so now that we have 10 minutes to spare Let's throw together a really quick garnish cuz you know what I say "presentation is key" and you want to maximize your time Just go ahead and get yourself some red and yellow grape tomatoes Give em a good chop You know, you want like a really nice small dice It really makes the presentation nice and these colors on these really stand out I'm gonna say maybe like 5 or 6 of each I also have some chopped scallions from before that we're going to incorporate K so we're just about done This is just a really simple, really pretty garnish and the flavors of the tomato go really, really nicely with the clams, and the shrimp, and the scallions, the bacon Please! Ok, we're all chopped I'm gonna get our bowl right here We're just gonna place everything in the bowl Put our scallions in and real simple all we're going to do is dress it with just a tiny bit of olive oil Just a tiny bit of red wine vinegar All you need is a tiny little bit, just a bit A little fresh pepper and just a splash of salt...that's all you need Just go ahead and mix that up This is really going to make the presentation See those colors? They're jumping out at you It's insane right? Ok, just go ahead and set that aside because we are about ready to pull our clams out of the oven The time has come It's been 10 minutes Let's do this! Those look beautiful I'm gonna go ahead and plate this up I'm gonna take a look at our plate here While you weren't looking as I often do I've gone ahead and I've done a beautiful chiffonade of radicchio and romaine lettuce Chiffonade just being um a culinary term for a cut of leafy greans in just long strips That's all that is I've dressed it with a little bit of um lemon juice, a little bit of olive oil We have a little lemon crown here Which I will show you how to do at one point When we do a fruit and vegetable carving episode Go ahead, take one of your clams Be careful the shell is gonna be hot Just kinda prop it up there We're gonna take our tomato mixture We're just gonna put a little bit right on top Give it that extra pizazz, that extra color Really get it standing out They're ya go, That's what I'm talkin about! Super easy right? What did I tell ya Doesn't get easier than that So what are you waiting for!? Go impress your friends Til next time, Danny from Danny Mac's Kitchen Thnx for watching