Baked Clams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 doz. medium clams
4 Tbsp. butter
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. onion, minced
2 Tbsp. parsley, minced
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. thyme
salt
freshly ground pepper
3 tsp. bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. olive oil

Preparation

Prepare clams by soaking in cold, salted water for at least a few hours; this will take away fishy taste.
If you sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cornmeal over the top, the clams will eat it, expelling any sand and grit.
The clams will also be plump from their meal.
Shuck the clams and drain the juices.
Remove one shell and loosen the meat from the remaining shell.
Place in 1 layer in a baking dish.