Recipe Clam Chowder Tart (Pie)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 (9 inch) pie shell, partially baked
• 48 small soft-shell clams
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup light cream
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons minced onion

Preparing/Cooking:

• Place oven rack on highest level.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Chop the clams finely, and reserve 1/2 cup of the liquid.
• Beat the eggs well, and add clam liquid, cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
• Beat until smooth, and stir in the clams.
• Fry the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, and then remove from pan.
• Leave a thin layer of fat in the pan, and fry the onions until clear.
• Scrape onions and bacon fat into the clam mixture.
• Crumble the bacon into mixture, then pour into mixture into pastry shell.
• Bake on the top rack of preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm.

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