Wood Oven Roasted Clams

• Oak or Cherry Wood
• Cast Iron Skillet
• 2 pounds Clams or mussels
• 1 Stick of butter
• 5 Cloves of garlic
• 1 cup Good white wine like Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay
• 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup Chopped Italian parsley
• Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Place oak or cherry wood in oven and start fire. Heat oven until temperature on the floor is between 750 - 850 degrees. Push coals and wood to one side of the oven.
2. Scrub clams or mussels until clean.
3. Place shellfish in cast iron skillet and add the olive oil, wine and butter to the skillet.
4. Place the skillet into the wood oven and cook until clams open. If the wood oven is at the prescribed temperature, this should only take about 3-5 minutes. The juices will also cook rapidly.
5. Remove the skillet from the oven and sprinkle with parsley. Stir gently to incorporate the parsley into the sauce and clams.
6. Taste broth and add salt and pepper to taste.
7. Serve with a good crusty bread to sop up all the juices!

skillet, mussels, butter, garlic, white wine, extra virgin olive oil, italian parsley, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/37603-wood-oven-roasted-clams (may not work)