Clambake Recipe
What is a clambake? Clambake is an all-American seafood dish for summer, just like shrimp boil, seafood boil and crawfish boil.
A traditional clambake is a major party at the beach that involves a bonfire, heated rocks, seaweed and a large wet tarpaulin to steam the ingredients.
Today, I am sharing an easy clambake recipe with you. It’s no-fuss, quick and fast, using a skillet and cooked on a stove top. You can turn my recipe into a summer backyard clambake by cooking this dish on a gas grill.
Ingredients for Clambake
My recipe calls for simple and easy-to-get ingredients:
- Shrimp
- Clams
- Mussels
- Corns
- Potatoes
- Lobster. It’s optional but you can use lobster and make the recipe into clam and lobster bake.
- Beer. You can skip beer and substitute it with water.
Other optional ingredients are smoked sausages and seaweed. My recipe is purely shellfish.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What Side Dishes to Serve with Clambake?
I love the savory, briny and delicious broth of this dish. Sop it up with bread and dip the fresh cooked shellfish in melted butter.
For the bread, I recommend skillet garlic bread or sliced homemade baguette.
Throw a fun party enjoying clambake with your friends and family. Serve it with refreshing summer drinks and libations such as coconut water lemonade.
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This clambake recipe is only 225 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with this Recipe?
This meal is best served with other summer recipes. For backyard party and summer entertaining, I recommend the following recipes.
Pairs well with:
How to Make Clambake
Clambake Recipe
Clambake - the best clambake recipe with clams and shellfish cooked on a stove top using a skillet. Traditional clambake made easy for summer parties.
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1/2 lb shell-on and deveined shrimp
- 1/2 lb clams
- 1/2 lb mussels, scrubbed an bearded
- 8 oz small red potatoes
- 1 ear fresh corn, shucked and cut into 4 pieces
- 1/4 cup beer or white wine
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
- melted butter for dipping
- lemon wedges
Directions
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1Par-boil the potatoes and corns until they are cooked. Drained and set aside.
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2Heat up a cast-iron skillet on stovetop. Add the melted butter and saute the garlic. Add the shrimp, clams, mussels, red potatoes and corns. Add the beer or white wine, Cajun seasoning and ground black pepper. Turn the heat to low, cover the skillet and cook for about 10 minutes, or until all the shellfish are cooked. Add the parsley, stir to combine well. Serve the clambake immediately with melted butter and lemon wedges.
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Rasa Malaysia
Awww thank you!
emily
best one!
Pei Fen
Dear Bee,
Can you explain to me what it means to ‘beard’ the mussels written in your recipe?
If I don’t have a skillet, can I replace it with a regular pot or a wok?
Thank you
Rasa Malaysia
Remove the hairy part sticking out of the fresh mussels. Yes, you can.
emily
it is cool
marie
nice one!
omer
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alastair jones
Thanks for sharing this information
derdsub
Thank you so much.
James M.Hoffman
It’s worth effort to try this wanderful recipe. I love sea and seafood. I went to the beach every year and taste thoudsands of seafood. But I never had Cambake. It’s time to try something new. Hope it’s as good as you said!!
Rasa Malaysia
It’s great, you should try.
James M.Hoffman
This entire post absolutely ROCKS. It’s worth effort to try this wanderful recipe. I love sea and seafood. I went to the beach every year and taste thoudsands of seafood. But I never had Cambake. It’s time to try something new. Hope it’s as good as you said!!
Shredder News
It sounds delicious and healthy with the combination of seafood. I will try to make this Clambake. Hope it turns out as good as you said.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks, yes it’s very good.
Fern @ To Food with Love
Sounds delicious. Never had clambake before, so thanks for introducing this dish. Would love to try it one day, though I don’t know what sea kelp seasoning is though.
Rasa Malaysia
Just like Old Bay seasoning, you can look out for sea kelp seasoning sprinkles at any whole food/health food stores. Its versatile, you can use it on salads, vegetarian, soups, stews, etc.
Albert
I’m a Singaporean. I had clambake a few years ago when I was in Boston for a biz trip. Love all the seafood, great combinations.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Arthur, great to learn more about the clambake eating culture. Hushpuppies, corn bread and homemade ice cream all sounds great.
Arthur in the Garden!'
Clambakes are great. You just basically stew veggies and seafood of your choice. Here on the coast of North Carolina, that would be shellfish (shrimp, clams,scallops), potatoes, dumplings, ect.
We usually do it on a beach or in the back yard. Serve with hushpuppies or corn bread. Of course, homemade ice cream is required!