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One-Pot Clambake

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 Servings

Ingredients

1 750-milliliter bottle dry white wine
2½ pounds small new potatoes, about 1" in diameter
8 live lobsters, about 1¼ pounds each
8 large eggs
8 ears of corn, husked, halved
4 celery stalks, cut diagonally into ½" pieces
1½ pounds spicy smoked sausage (such as linguiça, kielbasa, or andouille), cut into 2" pieces
2 lemons, quartered, sliced
1 orange, quartered, sliced
1 head of garlic, cloves separated
1 large bunch thyme
4 pounds littleneck, Manila, or steamer clams, scrubbed
2 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded
Chile-Thyme Spice Mix (click for recipe)
1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, melted

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place a steamer basket in 30-quart pot. Add wine and 12 cups water; cover and bring to a boil. Add potatoes; cover and cook 5 minutes. Add lobsters and eggs; cover and cook 10 minutes. Gently nestle corn and next 6 ingredients (and littlenecks, if using) in pot. Cover and cook 5 minutes. Add Manila clams or steamers (if using), cover, and cook 10 minutes. Add mussels, cover, and cook until shellfish open, about 5 minutes (discard any that do not open). Peel 1 egg and cut in half. If it's hard-boiled, lobsters are ready.

    Step 2

    Using a slotted spoon and tongs, transfer clambake to a very large platter or a table covered with newspaper. Sprinkle with spice mix. Pour broth from pot into small bowls, leaving any sediment behind. Serve clambake with broth and melted butter.

Nutrition Per Serving

One serving
with butter
contains: Calories (kcal) 901.2 Calories from Fat 43.0 Fat (g) 43.5 Saturated Fat (g) 21.0 Cholesterol (mg) 437.1 Carbohydrates (g) 64.2 Dietary Fiber (g) 6.2 Total Sugars (g) 7.9 Net Carbs (g) 58.0 Protein (g) 65.0 Sodium (mg) 1985.7
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