Rhode Island Clam Cakes Recipe

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"Clam cakes are a summer tradition in Rhode Island. A ride to the shore will always necessitate a stop at George's or Aunt Carries for a dozen clam cakes and a pint of chowder!"

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

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ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs, beaten
¹⁄₂ cup milk
1 (6 ounce) can minced clams, undrained
¹⁄₄ cup dried onion flakes
oil, to fry

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directions

Mix all ingredients together;.
Drop by ice cream scoop full in hot oil (325 degrees) and fry until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels.
Salt as desired and serve hot.

Questions & Replies

Love, love love RI Clam Cakes ....... can you make more and freeze them or will they be mushy?

Paul D.

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Reviews

I was born and raised in Providence Rhode Island and spent many a summer in Rocky Point Amusem*nt Park. I made my Clam cakes with ginger ale instead of milk, no onion and always deep fried. They went great with the Red Clam Chowder. From what I understand Rocky Point went the way of all good things from the 50's thru 60's.

shanno
How much oil would you put in the pan? Would you use a cast-iron skillet or is that not deep enough? Thanks in advance.

Christine S.
I just made these and they are delicious, easy recipe. I also made chowder to go with them, perfect pair. I used fresh Rhode Island quahogs! My husband went clamming. Thank you for posting, will definitely be making them again soon :-) Lisa

Pinkladychef
Great job on the recipe. I grew up in RI and growing up I was a commercial shell fisherman (Quahoger for you New Englanders). I know a little something about RI clams!! I just made these clam cakes. PERFECT! We also put beer to wet our clam cake batter and fish and chip batter, but other than that, these are very authentic. Georges, Aunt Carries, The Cove in Mystic, and all those NE clam shacks would be proud. Great job.<br/><br/>Chowder Boy

Chowder Boy
This recipe is pretty spot on. The only thing (and I could be wrong) that seems to be missing is the addition of corn meal/flour... I tried it both ways and, always, use some clam juice for the liquid. A little corn meal made a huge difference! That's the only reason I gave it 4 stars, instead of 5...

brenda m.

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Tweaks

I adapted it for gluten free: 1/2 cup all-purpose GF flour, 1/2 cup almond flour, 1/2 cup GF panko. They were far too salty so I would recommend cutting the salt in half if you like salty or down to a third if you don't like much salt.
gyromatical
I followed the recipe, and hadta add a little bit more flour then they came out terrific. They cooked up well, and were delicious, just like I remembered back at Rocky Point.

pasha2k
I made this last night. Terrific!

mightypugs
I made this for the first time tonight. I had never made clam cakes before. These came out perfect, and I mean PERFECT. I did change it up a little. I used buttermilk instead of milk (I made it myself). I used minced onions instead of onion flakes. I also made a double batch and used a whole pound of fresh clams. My family was impressed. My 14 year old does not eat seafood and she enjoyed them.

tms6666

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