New England Clambake
By Traeger Kitchen
8 Reviews
A maritime classic baked over an open Traeger wood fire. This pot is loaded with lobster tails, clams, mussels, and chorizo for a little heat. Add in corn, onions, potatoes and herbs with a white wine pour over for the perfect finish.
Prep Time
30 Min
Cook Time
45 Min
Pellets
Hickory
Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
main
- 2 Medium
- red onion, quartered
- 4 Clove
- garlic, smashed
- 2
- lemons, quartered
- 4
- ears corn
- 1/2 Pound
- new potatoes, quartered
- 1 Pound
- Chorizo, Olympia Provisions
- 1 Pound
- Clams, littleneck
- 1 Pound
- mussels, debearded
- 4
- lobster tails, fresh or thawed
- 1 Cup
- white wine
- 2 1/2 Tablespoon
- Old Bay Seasoning
- 1 Teaspoon
- Jacobsen Salt Co. Pure Kosher Sea Salt
- 1 Bunch
- parsley, chopped
- 1/2 Bunch
- chopped tarragon
- 8 Ounce
- butter, melted
- 6 Whole
- lemon wedges
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Steps
Step 1
When ready to cook, start the Traeger, set the temperature to 400 degrees F (205 C), and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes.
400 ˚F / 204 ˚C
Step 2
In a large cast iron pot, place the following items in this order; onions, garlic, lemons, corn, potatoes, chorizo (cut diagonal into 1 inch thick slices), clams, mussels and lobster. Pour in wine and season with old bay and salt.
Ingredients
2 Medium red onion, quartered
4 Clove garlic, smashed
2 lemons, quartered
4 ears corn
1/2 Pound new potatoes, quartered
1 Pound Chorizo, Olympia Provisions
1 Pound Clams, littleneck
1 Pound mussels, debearded
4 lobster tails, fresh or thawed
1 Cup white wine
2 1/2 Tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 Teaspoon Jacobsen Salt Co. Pure Kosher Sea Salt
Step 3
Cover the pot and place directly on the grill grate. Close the lid and cook for 15 minutes.
00:15
400 ˚F / 204 ˚C
Step 4
Lower the grill temperature to 300 degrees F (150 C) and cook for another 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender, lobster cooked through and mussels and clams have opened.
00:15
300 ˚F / 149 ˚C
Step 5
Drain off the liquid through a fine mesh strainer into a small sauce pan. Season with salt and reserve.
Step 6
To serve, dump the contents of the pot onto a large sheet of parchment or butcher paper. Ladle reserved cooking liquid over clambake and sprinkle with parsley and tarragon.
Ingredients
1 Bunch parsley, chopped
1/2 Bunch chopped tarragon
Step 7
Serve with ramekins of melted butter and lemon wedges. Enjoy!
Ingredients
8 Ounce butter, melted
6 Whole lemon wedges
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