New England Clambake Recipe Leites Culinaria. Heres how to make a New England clambake in the comfort of your own kitchen. No sand or surf required. Adapted from Valerie Aikman Smith Smoke Spice Ryland Peters Small, 2. The problem with New England clambakes is that theyre exclusively available to those in New England. Clambake RecipesMesh bags are traditionally used at clambakes. For this recipe, however, we have added the classic low country boil ingredients of shrimp, potatoes. A clambake without a beach Many New Englanders would call that heresy. But just imagine digging into summers best ingredients clams, lobsters, mussels, corn. Until now. This spectacularly land loving approach to a clambake works its magic in the oven instead of over a campfire yet it still gets you pretty far in terms of pretending youve got sand between your toes. Youre on your own for the actual sand and bonfire. This recipe has been updated. Originally updated August 2. Clambake Recipes Food Network' title='Clambake Recipes Food Network' />Adding the ingredients in the right order is the secret to this recipes success the ones that take longest to cook go in first. The optional layer of seaweed. Renee Schettler Rossi. Quick Glance 2. 0 M 3. MServes 4. Ingredients. Old Bay Seasoning homemade or store bought1teaspooncoarse sea salt. Manila clams. 4ears fresh corn, cut into quarters. Small bunchtarragon or flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped 2sticks 8 ouncesunsalted butter, melted. Crusty bread. 6lemons, cut into wedges. Directions. 1. In a ginormous stock pot, bring the water, wine, Old Bay, salt, and garlic to a boil. Toss the onion and potatoes into the pot, cover, and cook over medium high heat for 1. Nestle the lobsters on top of the onion and potatoes, cover, and cook for 3 minutes. Add the clams and corn and continue to cook, still covered, for 8 to 1. Check to see if the clamshells have opened if not, continue to cook until they have. Carefully remove the pot from the heat and drain the cooking liquid. Tip the contents of the pot onto a table lined with newspaper or butcher paper or transfer to a large platter. Best Cheesy Potatoes. If you cant trust your guests to be amicable about splitting the lobsters, you may wish to cut each one in half prior to serving. Sprinkle everything with the herbs and serve with small bowls of melted butter along with the crusty bread and lemon wedges. Instruct guests to discard any clams that havent opened. You may wish to set out some small buckets or dishes so folks know where to toss the spent lobster and clamshells. Hungry for more Chow down on these New England Clambake Recipe 2. Valerie Aikman Smith. Photo 2. 01. 3 Ryland Peters Small. All rights reserved. Hey, there. Just a reminder that all our content is copyright protected. Like a photo Please dont use it without our written permission. Like a recipe Kindly contact the publisher listed above for permission before you post it thats what we did and rewrite it in your own words. Thats the law, kids. And dont forget to link back to this page, where you found it.