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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers and Snacks

    Steamed Clams on the Grill – Taylor Shellfish WA

    This recipe for Simple Steamed Clams on the grill is perfect for laid back days at the beach!

    A few days before my birthday we packed a picnic and headed to my favorite local shellfish farm for a Beach & Bubbles Birthday seafood feast. at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington state #farms #local
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    This simple recipe that is delicious made on the stovetop at home but perfect to enjoy fresh at Taylor Shellfish Farm’s Samish Bay oyster farm on Washington’s scenic Chuckanut Drive.

    Taylor Shellfish Farms

    The Taylor family has been farming shellfish in the Puget Sound since 1890. With Taylor Shellfish Farms and market stores around Seattle at Queen Anne, Pioneer Square and Capital Hill as well as markets at their farm locations in Shelton and Samish Bay, they are pioneers of the sustainable farm to market movement.  

    A few days before my birthday we packed a picnic and headed to my favorite local shellfish farm for a Beach & Bubbles Birthday seafood feast. at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington state #farms #local

    Their markets serve the freshest manila clams, geoducks, mediterranean mussels, crab and oysters (including shigoku and kumamoto).

    A few days before my birthday we packed a picnic and headed to my favorite local shellfish farm for a Beach & Bubbles Birthday seafood feast. at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington state #farms #local

    You can take them to go or get a bucket, oyster knife and towel to cook up and devour at one of their picnic tables and barbecues.

    A few days before my birthday we packed a picnic and headed to my favorite local shellfish farm for a Beach & Bubbles Birthday seafood feast. at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington state #farms #local

    If you forget to grab any seafood essentials –  briquets, lemons, cocktail sauce, crackers or Tabasco hot sauce– no worries, they sell those too!

    A few days before my birthday we packed a picnic and headed to my favorite local shellfish farm for a Beach & Bubbles Birthday seafood feast. at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington state #farms #local

    The Samish Bay location is a great spot to pack a picnic basket full of goodies and head out for a beach picnic small family picnic or even host a larger party.  

    A few days before my birthday we packed a picnic and headed to my favorite local shellfish farm for a Beach & Bubbles Birthday seafood feast. at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington state #farms #local

    What better way to celebrate a birthday than with a simple beach picnic, a good bottle of champagne and a cheese plate? This one uses picnic basket essentials to cook up a delicious pan of Simple Steamed Clams on the grill.

    Ingredients

    • Steamer clams – buy steamer clams, also called littleneck clams, manila clams, or cockles, at your local supermarket if a shellfish market is unavailable. There’s no need to soak steamer clams purchased this way to remove sand, but you will need to if digging your own clams on the beach. Mussels or shrimp can also be substituted in this recipe.
    • Butter – or oil
    • Garlic – a few cloves
    • Lemon – juiced to add brightness to the finished dish
    • Tabasco – or other hot sauce
    • White wine – any white wine, bubbly white wine, rose, cider, beer, broth or water
    • Fresh herbs – basil, parsley or cilantro (optional)
    • Crusty loaf of bread – for serving (optional)

    Step by step instructions

    1. Rinse clams in cold water discarding any that are open and won’t close when tapped.
    2. Heat a large cast iron pan over grill over medium hot coals.
    3. Melt butter in hot pan.
    4. Add smashed garlic cloves and steamer clams and give it a stir or shake to prevent garlic from scorching.
    5. Add a splash of wine or beer (or any liquid you have on hand) to deglaze the hot pan and create a burst of steam. Continue cooking until clams open, discarding any that stay closed, 3 – 5 minutes.
    6. Top with a few splashes of tabasco hot sauce, a squeeze of lemon and any fresh herbs you have on hand.
    7. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and a big loaf of crusty bread to sop up the broth.
    8. Enjoy!
    A few days before my birthday we packed a picnic and headed to my favorite local shellfish farm for a Beach & Bubbles Birthday seafood feast. at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Washington state #farms #local

    Simple Steamed Clams

    This recipe for Simple Steamed Clams on the grill is perfect for laid back days at the beach or just weeknights at home!
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American
    clams, grilled, grilling, lemon, picnic, seafood, shellfish, Tabasco, white wine
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 132kcal
    Author: Tristin Rieken

    Ingredients

    • 4 pounds clams steamer clams, manilla clams or littleneck clams
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 3 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
    • ¼ cup white wine beer, broth or water
    • 1 medium lemon
    • ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce

    Instructions

    • Rinse clams in cold water discarding any that are open and won’t close when tapped.
    • Heat a large cast iron pan over grill over medium hot coals (or on the stovetop over medium high heat)
    • Melt butter then add steamer clams and garlic to pan. Give it a stir or shake to prevent garlic from scorching.
    • Add wine to create a burst of steam then continue cooking until clams open, discarding any that stay closed after 3 – 5 minutes. Add a few splashes of Tabasco sauce.
    • Juice half the lemon and add to clams. Slice the remainder for serving.
    • Serve immediately with lemon wedges, fresh herbs (optional), and a big loaf of crusty bread.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 474mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 379IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
    Made this recipe? Please share!Mention @freshflavorful or tag #FreshFlavorfulLife
    Love, Tris

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