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Cross-era - New England cooks and food communities connected to seafood sauces.
Fried Clam Sauce is a seafood sauce with real American table personality: New England tartar/lemon seafood shack tradition. It brings flavor from New England to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
0 minutes
Total time
10 minutes plus chilling
Servings
About 1 1/2 cups
Region
New England
Era introduced
Cross-era
Introduced by
New England cooks and food communities connected to seafood sauces.
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Fried Clam Sauce proves that the little things on the table can carry a lot of American character. New England tartar/lemon seafood shack tradition. Across New England, recipes like this help define the meal: brightening sandwiches, dressing salads, crowning burgers, spooning over biscuits, or turning a simple spread into something people remember. It is practical, proud, and built for the kind of generous table where a sauce, jam, relish, pickle, dip, or dressing can steal the show.
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