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

[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 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!!