Sizzling Clams with Garlic-Herb Butter

• 3 garlic cloves
• Pinch of kosher salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 20 littleneck clams, washed well in cold water
• Lemon wedges
• Slices of crusty bread

1. Chop the garlic finely.
2. Sprinkle the salt over the garlic and continue to chop it, occasionally smashing and smearing the garlic with the flat side of your blade, until the garlic becomes pastelike.
3. (Alternatively, smash the garlic and salt together in a mortar and pestle.)
4. Place the garlic paste in a small bowl and add the butter, cayenne, lemon juice, rosemary, thyme, and the 2 1/2 tablespoons parsley.
5. Mash together with a fork.
6. Refrigerate and reserve.
7. Shuck the clams (see Note) and place each clam on the deeper half shell.
8. Press about 1 teaspoon of the flavored butter onto the clam.
9. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
10. Heat the broiler.
11. Place the clams on a sided baking sheet and broil until the butter is melted and sizzling and the clam is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes.
12. (The cooking time will vary depending on the kind of broiler you use.)
13. Sprinkle with the remaining chopped parsley and serve immediately with lemon wedges and crusty bread to soak up the extra butter.

garlic, kosher salt, unsalted butter, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, rosemary, thyme, parsley, littleneck clams, lemon wedges, crusty bread

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/sizzling-clams-with-garlic-herb-butter (may not work)