Steamed Clams and Lobster with Shallot Butter, Corn, Sausages and Potatoes
- 6 dozen littleneck clams (about 9 pounds), scrubbed
- 2 pounds sweet Italian turkey sausages
- 6 medium-size white potatoes (about 2 pounds), unpeeled
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- Shallot Butter
- 6 1-pound live lobsters or three 2-pound live lobsters
- 6 ears corn, husked
- Divide clams between 2 large pots, pushing clams to one side of each pot.
- Divide sausages and potatoes between pots, placing both ingredients on the other side of pots.
- Add 1 cup water, 1/2 tablespoon oregano, 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, then 1/4 cup Shallot Butter to each pot.
- Cover tightly and cook over high heat until clams open, about 8 minutes (discard any clams that do not open).
- Remove from heat.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer clams to large bowl, leaving sausages and potatoes in pots.
- Ladle some of cooking broth into small serving bowl.
- Serve clams as appetizer, offering broth alongside.
- Cook 3 lobsters at a time in large stockpot of boiling water, about 12 minutes for 1-pound lobsters and 20 minutes for 2-pound lobsters.
- Transfer lobsters to bowl.
- Meanwhile, set pots with sausages and potatoes over medium heat.
- Cover and continue to cook until potatoes begin to soften, about 12 minutes.
- Add corn to pots; cook until vegetables are tender and sausages are cooked through, about 10 minutes longer.
- Using heavy large knife, cut 2-pound lobsters in half lengthwise; keep 1-pound lobsters whole.
- Place lobsters, sausages, potatoes and corn on large platter.
- Pour remaining Shallot Butter into small bowl.
- Pour any broth from pots into another small bowl; serve alongside lobsters.
littleneck clams, sweet italian turkey, white potatoes, water, oregano, red pepper, shallot butter, live lobsters, corn
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/steamed-clams-and-lobster-with-shallot-butter-corn-sausages-and-potatoes-101948 (may not work)