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.

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.

Lobster Rolls

Crab Legs with Garlic Lemon Butter

Crawfish Boil

Summer Seafood Stew

How to Make Clambake

Yield: 3 people

Easy Clambake

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Clambake - the best clambake recipe with clams and shellfish cooked on a stove top using a skillet. Traditional clambake made easy for summer parties.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1/2 lb. (0.2 kg) shell-on and deveined shrimp
• 1/2 lb. (0.2 kg) clams
• 1/2 lb. (0.2 kg) mussels, scrubbed an bearded
• 8 oz. (226 g) 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

Instructions

1. Par-boil the potatoes and corns until they are cooked. Drained and set aside.
2. Heat 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.

Nutrition Information

Serving Size

3 people
Amount Per Serving Calories 225Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 205mgSodium 789mgCarbohydrates 24gFiber 3gSugar 3gProtein 25g