24 Little Neck clams
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 tablespoon Parmesan, grated
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh pepper
3 tablespoons bacon fat
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Malt vinegar

Cooking Recipe:

Half shell the clams and set them aside. Mix the flour, bread crumbs, Parmesan, salt, and pepper.

In a large pan over high heat, render the bacon fat. Sprinkle a generous coating of the flour mixture over all the clams and carefully place them flesh side down, using a spoon, into the fat. Cook for about two minutes and remove to serving plates flesh side up. Top them with fresh parsley and malt vinegar.