What are Stuffies in Rhode Island?

Table of Contents:

1. What are Stuffies in Rhode Island?
2. How do you eat a Stuffie?
3. How do you heat up a Stuffie?
4. What is a stuffy food?
5. What does Quahog mean?
6. What is a stuffy seafood?

What are Stuffies in Rhode Island?

Also known as “stuffies,” these stuffed clams, flavored with onion, celery, and green pepper, are a signature Rhode Island dish. When preparing clams, many prefer to remove the dark stomachs for aesthetic reasons. It's also popular to bake the mixture in littleneck clam shells.

How do you eat a Stuffie?

So you take your giant clam, shuck it, retain the juice, chop and mix with bread or cracker crumbs and a little extra clam juice to moisten, then return to shell. Bake, add a squeeze of lemon and consume. That's a stuffie and that sounds awesome.

How do you heat up a Stuffie?

To reheat, heat oven to 350 degrees and place quahogs in a single layer on baking sheet, then bake for forty minutes or until hot and golden brown. Remove quahogs from shells; reserve shells and the liquid.

What is a stuffy food?

Quahogs, also known as chowder clams, are the Godzilla of the bivalve kingdom. As big as a fist, their meat is full of briny flavor but can be a bit tough when cooked. ... Packed back into their shells and roasted, “stuffies” are a hearty way to enjoy quahogs and a staple of summer meals in Rhode Island.

What does Quahog mean?

A quahog is a kind of edible clam with a very hard shell. ... Quahogs are sometimes called "hard clams," "round clams," or "chowder clams," since they're commonly used to make clam chowder.

What is a stuffy seafood?

A “stuffy,” just in case you don't know, is the Rhode Island term of art for a baked stuffed clam, although I can vouch for its use as far north as southern Massachusetts. Typically, buttered and seasoned breadcrumbs do-si-do with chopped clam, usually but not always) atop a quahog on the half-shell and baked.