Garlic Steamed Clams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 dozen hard shelled clams, well scrubbed
1 tablespoon cornmeal
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 cloves garlic, peeled & minced
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup wine
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
salt & pepper

Preparation

Discard any clams that are not firmly shut.
Place them in a bowl of cold water and sprinkle the cornmeal on the water, refrigerate for 1 1/2 hrs Drain& scrub the clams again under cold running water.
Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven or other heavy pot that has a firm fitting lid, throw in the garlic and saute for 5 minutes. Turn up the heat and pour in the water & wine.
Add clams close the lid, steam the clams for about 6 minutes, shake the pot a few times to redistribute the clams- do not remove the lid. Remove the clams with a slotted spoon, discard any clams that did not open Add the parsley, salt& pepper to the broth.
To serve, place the clams in a shallow bowl & pour the broth over them.