Inspired by Chipperdini.......who eats steamers!

[klombar]

or oysters and any other kind of creature right out of the shell. I love to sit down with a bowl of hot broth and melted butter and just slurp away!

http://www.atlantislobster.com/images/steamers.jpg

[nativetxn]

Not me, just can't do it :(

[glo]

gee thanks Kev....I really needed that...now I am craving steamers....yum!!! With lots and lots on butter!!!!

[debster812]

Me me me me me meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :wave:

Except, I can only have them when we are with my parents, DH can't stand to look at them, and my mom does not either, so my Dad and I have to pig out together.

Nothing better than fresh little necks, lots of broth and butter with lemon. Yummy yum yum

[Sonya]

Um, not me, I dissected one in school and now can't stand to eat them. :(

[EROS]

We've never had them at home but eat them regularly at Legal Sea Food:) :) :) :) :) .........

[Mary Jo]

<font color=navy>I haven't acquired that taste... :p

[catsrule]

yuck

[tnkrbell]

My DD (6) loves steamers!!!

[SuiteDisney]

I love steamers! Yummmmmmmm...........

[NHAnn]

I do...at home with DH...but only if we're having lobster after. ;)

I won't eat oysters or mussels...not sure why :rolleyes: and once I tried one of those big raw uuuuuuuugggggghhhhhhhh things...don't even know how you spell it - quohogs??? bleeech

But yep, a bowl of steamers, a bowl of broth, a bowl of butter. YUM

[pumba]

I hate to go to a restaurant and order fried clams and find out they are only clam strips and no bellies.....that is the best part...a little juicy follower
I am going to do that in a few weeks....my daughter in law and I are going to sit down and eat a peck of clams......yummy

[newmousecateer]

Love steamers, mussels, raw oysters (I can slurp down a couple dozen of those babies) , crab, lobster . YUUUUMMMM:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[browneyes]

Blech! I don't eat seafood.

[aprincessmom]

mmmmm....you feed them some white corn meal to clean out their bellies and get them nice and plump then you steam them in a some beer, melt the butter and enjoy!!!

Of course, now I have to have some!

[vickyBaby]

Originally posted by aprincessmom
mmmmm....you feed them some white corn meal to clean out their bellies and get them nice and plump then you steam them in a some beer, melt the butter and enjoy!!!

Of course, now I have to have some!

Okay, now I"m curious. HOw do you "feed" them?

[jjskribs]

YUM-MEE....I love steamers..I'm headed to Maine on Friday and my first meal is going to be steamers. I can't wait:Pinkbounc

[gemmie214]

Yummmmmm:) I think I will gho out and get some for tonight. I'll use the grill to steam then and some corn on the cob. Thanks for the meal tip!:)

[aprincessmom]

Okay, now I"m curious. HOw do you "feed" them?

Rinse them in cool water. Fill a sink or basin with cool water. Put clams in and sprinkle the surface with the corn meal (I like white corn meal) so that it's covered over.

Check the basin about an hour or two later. The clams will have ingested the corn meal and the water will be clear. (It's actually cool to watch the first time...for about 5 minutes)

Take clams out of the sink/basin and rinse. Rinse sand from the sink/basin and refill with cool water. Place clams back in the clear water and repeat the corn meal step. This will ensure all the sand, shells, etc. are removed from their little clam bellies.

Prior to cooking, rinse and you are done. And no sand to crunch down on while eating them.

[Krissalee]

:p Love, love, love, love, love steamers, clams, oysters! Now I'm craving!

:earsgirl: Krissy

[figmentvi]

Oh Kevin, Kevin Kevin......you don't know what you just did to this homesick New Englander.

I would kill for some steamers, mussels, lobster or raw oysters. Yummmmmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Muffin]

I've never tried steamers, but I do eat crawfish, lobster, shrimp, crabs and oysters. YUM!

[Jenzebelle]

I love steamers :D Although I'm kind of steamered out this summer

[tc]

Okay, being a land-locked westerner, I have never even heard of steamers. I've had clam chowder, from a can, does that count? I think I'd like them, but never had a chance to try. Stephen would hate them I'm sure. He likes crab and lobster to a point, but hates anything with a fishy smell or taste (won't eat shrimp at all).

[Jasmine13]

I love steamers, all sorts... oysters, clams, mussells. Speaking of mussells, and if you like to take the bread and slop up the broth, you have to try the mussells appetizer at Narcoosee's... it is awesome!

[JerseyJanice]

I LOVE steamers, but they have to be steamed.

I don't like clams or oysters on the half-shell. Blech! I can't do fish raw (and that includes sashimi).

[aprincessmom]

I can't do fish raw

Where I'm from we call it bait. :)

For those of you who grill, try this. Get mussels, clams, and oysters. Clean them (and feed them if you'd like) then place them on the grill on a flat surface (those nice ceramic grill liners are great for this). Let them steam in their own juices.

Take a large pan (or one of those large foil baking dishes) and melt butter in it. Add some garlic and white wine to make into a broth. As the shellfish pop open, place them into the wine mixture carefully so as not to lose any of the "juice". Once they are all cooked and in, toss to mix up the wine broth. Serve hot with crusty bread to sop up the broth.

The salty juice from the shellfish mixes with the smoky taste of the shells and the sweet taste of the wine and butter.

MMMMMMMMMMM. It's heavenly.

[Mermaid02]

I love steamers!! I have never heard of "feeding" them though- I just might try that next time! I also like shrimp.... scallops.... lobster...... I LOVE living on the Maine Coast!!