Dinner help for my boyfriends birthday?!
ok it's my Boyfriends birthday- and we like to go to this place called "the Crab pot" Basically what it is is lobster and shrimp and mussles and clams all cooked in one pot then they give you a hammer and you eat your food with your hands!.!.I know we are savages- Anyways I would like to make it in the comfort of our own home!.So we can have all opf our friends be there because it's more expensive to go out- plus since it's his birthday I have to be the sober driver!.!.Does anyone have any recipes!? or web sites that would have this kind of thing!. I am one of those girls that is lucky if I don't burn my toast in the morning so I really need help!. I think they cook it all in one pot- steam it of boil!.!.I have no idea!.!.Help please:)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
You can include or exclude whatever you like!.!.!.!.!.!.!.add any other seasonings you may like:
2lb Medium size Shrimp, unpeeled
6 Blue Crab or local fare
3lb Red skin Potatoes
2lb Smoked sausage, Kielbasa or Andouille, cut into 2 in!. pieces
4ears Sweet corn, halved
Med Onions, peeled and quartered
Seasonings:
2tsp Black peppercorns
2tsp Mustard seeds
2tsp Dill seeds
2tsp Coriander seeds
2tsp Whole cloves
3Whole Bay leaves
1small Piece of fresh ginger
1tsp Cayenne Pepper
2Tbl Coarse salt
Place all of the seasonings in a large piece of cheesecloth and gather the cloth just above the seasoning mix to make a ball and tie the remaining cloth into a knot!. Cut off the excess leaving about three inches above the knot so the bag will not come open during use!. If available,Crab Boil seasoning packages are easier to use than purchasing all of the ingredients to make your own crab boil mixture!. These usually come in 3oz!. Bags and are quite good!.
First, you must have a large stockpot!. Most of us have the standard 8 quart pot, however, if you are to get into the habit of doing a boil, a larger pot (10 to 12 quart) is much more useful!. These large pots are also great for making family sized batches of Gumbo!.
Bring 6 to 8 quarts, depending on the size of pot, of water to boil!. Add the seasoning or the purchased seasoning package!. Add the potatoes and return to a boil and allow to cook about 10 minutes!. Add the sausage, sweet corn and onions returning again to a boil!. Cook 10 additional minutes or until the potatoes are tender!. Remove the potatoes, corn and sausage with a large slotted spoon!. Add the shrimp and or crabs and cook 3 to 5 minutes!. Shrimp will turn pink when cooked!. Using a slotted spoon, first remove the shrimp and then the crabs!. Arrange everything on a large serving platter to make a great table effect!. Serve with cocktail sauce, French bread and lots of your favorite beverage!Www@FoodAQ@Com
2lb Medium size Shrimp, unpeeled
6 Blue Crab or local fare
3lb Red skin Potatoes
2lb Smoked sausage, Kielbasa or Andouille, cut into 2 in!. pieces
4ears Sweet corn, halved
Med Onions, peeled and quartered
Seasonings:
2tsp Black peppercorns
2tsp Mustard seeds
2tsp Dill seeds
2tsp Coriander seeds
2tsp Whole cloves
3Whole Bay leaves
1small Piece of fresh ginger
1tsp Cayenne Pepper
2Tbl Coarse salt
Place all of the seasonings in a large piece of cheesecloth and gather the cloth just above the seasoning mix to make a ball and tie the remaining cloth into a knot!. Cut off the excess leaving about three inches above the knot so the bag will not come open during use!. If available,Crab Boil seasoning packages are easier to use than purchasing all of the ingredients to make your own crab boil mixture!. These usually come in 3oz!. Bags and are quite good!.
First, you must have a large stockpot!. Most of us have the standard 8 quart pot, however, if you are to get into the habit of doing a boil, a larger pot (10 to 12 quart) is much more useful!. These large pots are also great for making family sized batches of Gumbo!.
Bring 6 to 8 quarts, depending on the size of pot, of water to boil!. Add the seasoning or the purchased seasoning package!. Add the potatoes and return to a boil and allow to cook about 10 minutes!. Add the sausage, sweet corn and onions returning again to a boil!. Cook 10 additional minutes or until the potatoes are tender!. Remove the potatoes, corn and sausage with a large slotted spoon!. Add the shrimp and or crabs and cook 3 to 5 minutes!. Shrimp will turn pink when cooked!. Using a slotted spoon, first remove the shrimp and then the crabs!. Arrange everything on a large serving platter to make a great table effect!. Serve with cocktail sauce, French bread and lots of your favorite beverage!Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Im offering this suggestion!.!.!.!.add the shellfish of your choice to the pot!.!.!.!.You have me so hungry thinking about this recipe!.
Stove Top New England Clam Bake
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
2 to 3 pounds rockweed (or fresh spinach blended with 4 teaspoons
Salt
4 (1-1/2 pound) live lobsters
8 ears of corn, shucked
4 pounds steamer clams, soaked to remove sand
1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted
Preparation:
Into a clam-steamer or large kettle (about 20 quarts), pour 1 inch of water!. Divide the rockweed or spinach and salt in 4 equal parts!. Place one quarter in the bottom of the steamer, and nestle the lobsters on top!. Cover the lobsters with another layer of rockweed, and position the corn on it!. Cover the corn with a third layer of rockweed, and scatter the clams over it!. Cover the clams with the last of the rockweed!.
Bring the steamer to a boil over high heat, covered, and steam the "bake" for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the clam shells have opened wide!. Divide the lobster, clams and corn between four large platters, and serve with equal portions of melted butter!. Discard the rockweed!.
Yield: 4 servingsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Stove Top New England Clam Bake
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
2 to 3 pounds rockweed (or fresh spinach blended with 4 teaspoons
Salt
4 (1-1/2 pound) live lobsters
8 ears of corn, shucked
4 pounds steamer clams, soaked to remove sand
1/2 pound unsalted butter, melted
Preparation:
Into a clam-steamer or large kettle (about 20 quarts), pour 1 inch of water!. Divide the rockweed or spinach and salt in 4 equal parts!. Place one quarter in the bottom of the steamer, and nestle the lobsters on top!. Cover the lobsters with another layer of rockweed, and position the corn on it!. Cover the corn with a third layer of rockweed, and scatter the clams over it!. Cover the clams with the last of the rockweed!.
Bring the steamer to a boil over high heat, covered, and steam the "bake" for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the clam shells have opened wide!. Divide the lobster, clams and corn between four large platters, and serve with equal portions of melted butter!. Discard the rockweed!.
Yield: 4 servingsWww@FoodAQ@Com