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Stovetop Clambake | Step-By-Step Instructions

Craving the flavors of a classic New England clambake but prefer to do things indoors? A stovetop clambake is the perfect solution.

A steaming pot filled with boiled seafood, including a lobster, clams, mussels, and other shellfish.

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Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
What’s the secret to an easy, at-home Stovetop Clambake? It’s all about easy layering. Well, that and the large pot. Here’s how in step-by-step photos.
Step 1: Add the fennel, white wine, celery, lemons, garlic, leeks, and seasonings to 4 quarts of water. Bring to a boil; then add the lobsters, followed by the clams and seaweed.
Step 1: Add fennel, white wine, celery, lemons, garlic, leeks, and seasonings to 4 quarts of water (exact amounts in full recipe, linked at the bottom of the post). Bring to a boil; then add the lobsters, followed by the clams and seaweed.
Photo Credit : Heath Robbins
Step 2: After the lobsters and clams have cooked 6 minutes, add the mussels.
Step 2: After the lobsters and clams have cooked 6 minutes, add the mussels.
Photo Credit : Heath Robbins
Step 3: Six more minutes of cooking: The shellfish should open and the lobster’s done.
Step 3: Six more minutes of cooking: The shellfish should open and the lobster’s done. Now you’re ready to eat!
Photo Credit : Heath Robbins

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