Ingredients
4 slices bacon (sliced)
1 oz minced onion
1 oz minced red pepper
1 oz minced green pepper
6 oz butter
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Tabasco sauce
4 lbs scrubbed clams
2 oz fresh breadcrumbs

Directions

Fry bacon until done and save 2 tbsp of fat.
Sauté onions and peppers in bacon fat until tender; remove from heat and cool.

Combine 4 oz of butter, the lemon juice, Worcestershire, Tabasco, bacon, and sautéed vegetables and chill.

Add the clams to the butter mixture and sauté until the clams open.

Melt 2oz of butter in a sauté pan and toss the breadcrumbs in the butter. Top each clam with a portion of breadcrumbs.

Bake at 400 degrees until lightly brown and bubbling, approximately 10 minutes. Serve immediately.