Summer Lobster Bake At Home Food

KITCHEN CLAMBAKE

Steps:

• Slice the kielbasa diagonally into 1-inch thick slices. Set aside. Saute the onions and leeks in the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed 16 to 20 quart stockpot over medium heat for 15 minutes, until the onions start to brown.
• Layer the ingredients on top of the onions in the stockpot in this order: first the potatoes, salt, and pepper; then the kielbasa, little neck clams, steamer clams, mussels, shrimp, and lobsters. Pour in the white wine. Cover the pot tightly and cook over medium-high heat until steam just begins to escape from the lid, about 15 minutes. Lower the heat to medium and cook another 15 minutes. The clambake should be done. Test to be sure the potatoes are tender, the lobsters are cooked, and the clams and mussels are open. Remove the lobsters to a wooden board, cut them up, and crack the claws. With large slotted spoons, remove the seafood, potatoes, and sausages to a large bowl and top with the lobsters. Season the broth in the pot to taste, and ladle over the seafood, being very careful to avoid any sand in the bottom.

SUMMER LOBSTER BAKE AT HOME

Steps:

• Fill the bottom of pot with 6 inches of wet seaweed
• Divide the steamers among 6 pieces of cheesecloth and tie corners so you can pick them up. Place on seaweed
• Remove silk and all but two layers of corn husk from the corn
• Place corn, potatoes, onions and sausage over the clams in that order. Top off with the lobsters
• Put a layer of cheesecloth over the lobsters and cover with another 4 inches of seaweed
• Cover closely and place pot over high heat. When steaming begins, reduce heat to medium and cook for one hour and 15 minutes

BACKYARD LOBSTER BAKE

Steps:

• Start the fire 1 hour in advance, making sure the coals are white hot before you begin cooking.
• Spread 1/2 of the seaweed on the bottom of the tub to protect the lobsters from burning. Place lobsters on top of seaweed. Place the corn on top of the lobster, and the potatoes on top of the corn. Arrange the raw clams on top of the vegetables and top with the remaining seaweed. Pour the wine into the tub. Place the wet burlap over the food and tuck the edges into the tub to retain the steam inside.
• Place the tub on top of the coals. Every 15 minutes, moisten the burlap with water. Cook for about 45 minutes.
• Serve the lobster bake strewn out on newspapers, with melted butter, piles of coarse sea salt, and favorite spices as condiments.

LOBSTER BAKE ON THE GRILL

Steps:

• Place baking sheet on the grill.
• Add the water.
• Spread 1/2 the seaweed on the cookie sheet.
• Place lobster, clams, mussels and shrimp on top of the seaweed.
• Slice the lemon thin.
• Sprinkle the lemon slices over the seafood.
• Cover with the rest of the seaweed.
• Turn grill on low and close the cover.
• Lobster bake should be done in about 20- 25 minutes or when the clams and mussels are open.
• Serve with 1 c melted butter.