In a frying pan, cook bacon until slightly crisp.
Remove bacon, allow to cool slightly, then chop finely.
Add butter to bacon drippings in the frying pan. Heat until melted.
Add minced red bell peppers and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Mix in bacon, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and black pepper.
Taste the mixture, it should be moist. Add a little water, if needed, and mix again.
Set mixture aside.
Steam clams until they open.
Remove clams from the steamer.
After they have cooled enough to handle, twist off the top half of the clam and discard.
Place the clamshell with the clam onto a cookie sheet or a baking dish with a layer of rock salt. Rock salt is optional.
Add a generous portion of the mixture onto each clam.
Broil clams under the broiler, until the tops are browned.
Remove from broiler.
Sprinkle parsley on top.
Serve with lemon wedges.