Tonight, the hubby and I celebrated our 15th anniversary in style by pretending that we were Elvis Presley and Ann Margaret at a super-groovy clambake in our own dining room!
This recipe is for Stovetop Clambake from page 96, the Northeast, and is meant to bring to mind a New England summer wherever you are in the world. I did make some modifications on this one. Jeff and I are both slightly allergic to crustaceans (he sneezes, I break into hives) so we need to take some antihistamine before indulging in something like this. That also means we can have lobster OR shrimp, but we’d be seriously tempting fate to have both in one meal…so I left out the shrimp! Also since I had no small red potatoes around, I opted to dice up a couple of russets. I did add a touch of hot sauce, some fresh rosemary and some key lime juice to the beer broth, but other than those things, I was very true to Martha’s recipe.
The results? Oooh baby, baby…nothing says “I love you” on your anniversary like lobster, mussels, clams, chorizo and potatoes in an exquisite buttery beer broth! I could have eaten out tonight, but I’m glad that we celebrated at home in true Marthaesque* style!
*if “Marthaesque” is not a word, it should be as I intend to keep using it quite frequently!
