Family Clam Bake Recipe
Ingredients
Yogurt-Watercress Sauce
3 dozen littleneck clams
1 3-pound bluefish, dressed, with head and tail removed
1 pound seaweed (optional)
2 quarts water
6 1-pound lobsters
1 2 1/2-pound broiler-fryer, cut up
6 ears corn, husks and silk removed
Lemon-Dill Butter Sauce
Directions
1. Prepare Yogurt-Watercress Sauce; cover and refrigerate.
2. With stiff brush, scrub clams with running cold water until free of sand. Cut bluefish crosswise in half; wrap with double-thickness cheesecloth. Rinse seaweed thoroughly.
3. In very large kettle or clambake steamer (about 7 to 8 gallons), over high heat, heat water to boiling. Carefully, in boiling water, arrange lobster first, then chicken, clams, corn, bluefish, and seaweed, in that order; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes, until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and clams open, frequently lifting lid to let steam escape to prevent water from boiling over.
4. Prepare Lemon-Dill Butter Sauce.
5. To serve, remove seaweed and discard. Remove cheesecloth from bluefish; cut fish into serving-sized pieces. Discard any clams that remain unopened. Strain broth in kettle through double thickness of cheesecloth.
2. With stiff brush, scrub clams with running cold water until free of sand. Cut bluefish crosswise in half; wrap with double-thickness cheesecloth. Rinse seaweed thoroughly.
3. In very large kettle or clambake steamer (about 7 to 8 gallons), over high heat, heat water to boiling. Carefully, in boiling water, arrange lobster first, then chicken, clams, corn, bluefish, and seaweed, in that order; over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 25 to 30 minutes, until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and clams open, frequently lifting lid to let steam escape to prevent water from boiling over.
4. Prepare Lemon-Dill Butter Sauce.
5. To serve, remove seaweed and discard. Remove cheesecloth from bluefish; cut fish into serving-sized pieces. Discard any clams that remain unopened. Strain broth in kettle through double thickness of cheesecloth.
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