Smoked Clams With Tequila Sauce

• 1 cup hickory chips, soaked in water for 30 minutes
• 40 manila clams
• 3 tablespoons soy oil
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped
• 1 shot tequila blanco or mezcal
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 cup clam juice
• juice of one lime
• salt

1. Add the wet hickory chips to a large pot over medium heat and set a strainer in the middle of the pot.
2. Put the clams in the strainer and cover well with a lid.
3. As the smoke starts getting intense, the clams should start slowly cooking.

hickory chips, manila clams, soy oil, shallot, tomatoes, onion, cilantro, mezcal, unsalted butter, clam juice, lime, salt

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/smoked-clams-with-tequila-sauce-recipe/ (may not work)