Backyard Lobster Bake
Serves: 6
Terry Wiza
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
44
Sweetness
61
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4540 g
Clam (large)750 ml
White Wine (bottle)Directions:
1
Special equipment: 2 yards wet burlap #3 galvanized washtub (easy to find at a local hardware store) Start the fire 1 hour in advance, making sure the coals are white hot before you begin cooking
2
Spread 1/2 of the seaweed on the bottom of the tub to protect the lobsters from burning
3
Place lobsters on top of seaweed
4
Place the corn on top of the lobster, and the potatoes on top of the corn
5
Arrange the raw clams on top of the vegetables and top with the remaining seaweed
6
Pour the wine into the tub
7
Place the wet burlap over the food and tuck the edges into the tub to retain the steam inside
8
Place the tub on top of the coals
9
Every 15 minutes, moisten the burlap with water
10
Cook for about 45 minutes
11
Serve the lobster bake strewn out on newspapers, with melted butter, piles of coarse sea salt, and favorite spices as condiments
12
You can do this on a stovetop using the exact same method
13
Be sure to place the pot overlapping a couple of burners to get the heat you will need