Clam Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sliced green onions
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • ½ cup half and half
  • 2 x 6½-ounce cans minced clams (drain; reserve liquid)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 tablespoon dry vermouth (optional)
  • 2 eggs, beaten
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  • 3 cups cooked rice
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ¼ cup chopped pimiento-stuffed green olives

Directions

  1. Cook onions in butter until tender but not brown.
  2. Stir in flour and cook several minutes longer.
  3. Add half and half and ½ cup clam liquid.
  4. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
  5. Add salt, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, pepper, cheese and vermouth.
  6. Blend a little hot mixture into the eggs.
  7. Stir all into clam sauce. Add clams.
  8. Turn into baked rice crust.
  9. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
  10. To serve, cut into wedges.
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  12. Combine rice, eggs and olives.
  13. Press firmly into buttered 10-inch pie pan, pressing just to top edge of pie plate.
  14. Bake at 450°F for 10 minutes.
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