Steamer Clams In Beer And Garlic - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) bottle beer, allowed to go flat
1 cup chicken broth
4 garlic cloves, halved
1 bay leaf
2 fresh parsley sprigs
salt
fresh ground black pepper
50 -60 steamer clams, in the shell well scrubbed
melted butter, for dipping

Preparation

In a big saucepan, combine the beer, broth, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, and salt/pepper.
Bring to a boil; decrease heat to medium; simmer 5 minutes to blend flavors.
Add clams; cover and simmer 4-5 minutes until clam shells open.
Remove bay leaf and discard; remove any clams that did not open and discard.
Place clams in 4 large individual bowls and ladle some of the liquid from the saucepan over the clams.
Serve with individual bowls of melted butter for dipping; serve immediately.