The EASIEST New England Clam Boil
Ever have a day where you just feel like seafood? Well welcome to my life. Growing up on the East coast has its perks. One of them being the availability of seafood ALL YEAR ROUND. I love all different types of seafood, except clams. My husband however, is obsessed with them! He could eat seafood all day everyday, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Well… maybe not breakfast (We rarely eat breakfast). Anyway, he is always in the mood for clam boils… year round in the middle of the freezing cold winter. Yup you got it that’s him. He is drawn to the summer “clam boil” with warm butter for dipping along with all the yummy sides that go with it. And me being the awesome wife that I am… I can chef it up pretty easily with just a few ingredients. For this clam boil recipe we always seem to have all these ingredients on hand in our house, or it isn’t too far out of the way to go buy.
So here is our take on the easiest New England clam boil. Enjoy!
Please comment below with any variations you use with your family. I can’t wait to hear from you!
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The EASIEST New England Clam Boil
Ingredients
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 2 TBSP minced garlic
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 quart water
- 1 TBSP crushed red pepper
- 3 TBSP Old Bay seasoning
- 1 can beer
- 1 TBSP onion powder
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 8 lbs clams
- 1 lb linguica
- 2 sticks butter
- wax paper
- 2 russet potatoes
Instructions
- Add 2 TBSP of oil to a large pot
- add chopped onion and garlic, and let simmer for 1 minute
- add 1 quart of water, and beer
- Add seasonings to broth
- Wrap breakfast sausage in wax paper to prevent it from breaking
- Add potatoes to broth and cook for 10 minutes
- Once potatoes are tender, add wrapped sausage and linguica
- Add clams, cook for 20 minutes until clams open
- Once clams are done, use a slotted spoon to spoon the clams, sausage, potatoes and linguica into a bowl.
- Into smaller bowls, spoon broth into these bowls
- Use a small saucepan to heat up 2 sticks of butter, pour butter into small bowls
- Serve clam boil, with broth, and butter for dipping
