Along the lines
of clam bakes and oyster roasts, alfresco shore dinners are when a group of people get together on the beach, start a campfire and make a seafood - centric one - pot dinner under the summer sun.
Not exact matches
Inspired by family gatherings, neighborhood barbecues, and the beloved recipes passed down by Buddy's mother, grandmother and aunts, the restaurant features signature dishes such as My Dad's Bucatini Carbonara with pancetta, cracked black pepper and egg; Lisa V's Linguine & White
Clam Sauce with white wine, garlic and extra virgin olive oil; Bone - In Veal Parm Chop oven -
baked with provolone and mozzarella and served alongside spaghetti marinara; Valastro Sunday Gravy with meatballs, sausage, lamb, pork and a bowl
of rigatoni; Steak Pizzaiola with peperonata, grana padano and polenta, and Nona's Lasagna Al Forno.
A
clam bake begins with gathering seaweed (Rockweed) that's attached to the rocks along the shoreline and digging a pit, usually about three by five feet and a couple
of feet deep (about the same size as a pig roasting pit if you happen to have one!).
If desired, you can sprinkle a few panko crumbs and a little grated parmesan cheese on top
of each
clam before
baking.
Breadcrumbs,
clams and three types
of cheese are
baked into white mushroom caps in this clone
of a top pick from Olive Garden's appetizer menu.
Sheet pan meals are the new one - pot meals since they allow you to cook several components
of your meal at one such as her recipes for California Fish Tacos with Cucumber and Pineapple, Sheet Pan
Clam Bake and even Weeknight Chicken and Stuffing.
Near the end
of the
baking time, steam 12
clams.
From
clam bakes in New England to the all - fried everything Red River Shootout to wine - and - cheese in places as disparate as Harvard and Mississippi to the godly wonders
of the Bayou, it's about so much more than just burgers and dogs.
We descended on Bean and Leaf not long after we arrived to Rockport and I had a seriously killer bowl
of clam chowder (while the rest
of my family pounced on tasty
baked goods).
A
clam bake sounds like a ton
of fun!
Remember: it may be your last
clam bake of the summer, but proceeds from the event will help animals on Cape Cod all year long!
If the learning experience is not enough, the conference will feature a lobster /
clam bake, where attendees will enjoy fresh Maine lobster, conversation with presenters and the beautiful scenery
of the Maine coast.