Making them a perfect vehicle for stuffies.
Making new england steamers.
It is great for feeding large groups and is a summer time favorite.
New england steamers david rosengarten steamed clams are served around the country but the yankees of new england have a definite advantage in this delicacy for new england is soft shell clam country and soft shell clams make the best steamed clams in the world.
Or make it yourself at home.
After a while you ll notice that each clam has a foot that will.
Rinse clams several times in cold running water.
Few summer seafood traditions in new england are as anticipated as the first batch of steamed clams aka steamers.
Ideally if you have the time place the steamers in a bucket and cover with several inches of sea water or salty water a tablespoon of sea salt completely dissolved in every quart of water and let sit several hours in a cool place not in direct sunlight preferably overnight.
1 soak the steamers in sea water or salty water.
3 to 6 per person.
Corn on the cob.
This delicious meal made up soft shell clams aka steamers potatoes onions hot dogs sausage and chourico or linguica.
Come to the east coast for a good ol fashioned new england clam boil.
There is nothing like a big bowlful of steamers and an ice cold beer.
Sitting down to the two bowls one heaped with steamers the other to collect the discarded shells plus a few carefully arranged cups of broth and hot butter for swishing and dunking is a time honored tradition surpassed only by the lobster that sometimes follows them.
Cover and cook until they open about.
But enjoyed year round.
Use littleneck manila or steamer clams.
For optimum fresh sweetness shuck just before cooking.
Cherrystones are the ideal clams for the classic new england dish get the recipe.
Bring 2 1 2 cups water 1 4 onion 1 bay leaf 1 quartered celery stalk and a few peppercorns to a boil in a large pot.
Maine soft shell clams are the best for steaming.
No lobster dinner is complete without new england steamers.
Soak them in salted or seawater with a few handfuls of cornmeal for 15 minutes.
Recipe for new england steamer clams.
Drain and rinse again.