Tacos & hand food
Clam Quesadillas
Crispy tortilla, melty cheese, briny surprise
- 15 min
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 6 razor clams, chopped
- 4 flour tortillas
- 2 cups oaxaca or jack cheese
- 2 green onions, 1 jalapeño
- Salsa verde, lime crema
Method
- Dry skillet over medium: tortilla, cheese, clams, onion, jalapeño, more cheese, tortilla.
- Weight with a small pan lid.
- Flip when deep golden, ~2 minutes a side.
- The clams cook in the melting cheese.
- Rest 1 minute, wedge, dip.
Tip. Medium heat, patience — high heat burns before the cheese binds it.
Start with how to clean a razor clam if your clams are still in the shell. Washington's daily limit is the first 15 you dig, so most recipes here are sized for one limit or less.
Dig them first.
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