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.
Making new england steamers.
1 2 to 1 cob per person.
Maine soft shell clams are the best for steaming.
Rinse clams several times in cold running water.
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.
Drain and rinse again.
Soak them in salted or seawater with a few handfuls of cornmeal for 15 minutes.
Recipe for new england steamer clams.
1 soak the steamers in sea water or salty water.
There is nothing like a big bowlful of steamers and an ice cold beer.
Add 3 pounds scrubbed steamer clams.
No lobster dinner is complete without new england steamers.
Come to the east coast for a good ol fashioned new england clam boil.
It is great for feeding large groups and is a summer time favorite.
Use littleneck manila or steamer clams.
3 to 6 per person.
But enjoyed year round.
Cherrystones are the ideal clams for the classic new england dish get the recipe.
Few summer seafood traditions in new england are as anticipated as the first batch of steamed clams aka steamers.
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.
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This delicious meal made up soft shell clams aka steamers potatoes onions hot dogs sausage and chourico or linguica.
For optimum fresh sweetness shuck just before cooking.
Corn on the cob.
Making them a perfect vehicle for stuffies.
Cover and cook until they open about.