What is a clam bake?
What is a clam bake?
Clambakes are most popular on the coasts where fresh clams, lobster and crab are plentiful, though you’ll find similar traditions all over the country like low country boils in the South and fish boils in parts of the Midwest.
How to cook lobster Clambake?
Remove the lobsters to a wooden board, cut them up, and crack the claws. With large slotted spoons, remove the seafood, potatoes, and sausages to a large bowl and top with the lobsters. Season the broth in the pot to taste and serve immediately in mugs with the clambake.
How do you know when a clambake is done?
The clambake should be done. Test to be sure the potatoes are tender, the lobsters are cooked, and the clams and mussels are open. Remove the lobsters to a wooden board, cut them up, and crack the claws.
What do you put on top of rocks for Clambake?
Once the stones are ready, rake your coals and layer on all of your clambake ingredients. Bundle clams, corn and more in cheesecloth, mesh baskets or foil packets and place on top of the rocks. This is traditionally covered up with seaweed to keep some of that heat in.
