As the summer winds to an end, it’s time to close out the warm evenings and beach weekends with a summer party idea every seafood lover will enjoy.
The summer is unfortunately drifting to its own curtain call, and you might be wondering if it’s too late to reap the rewards of your BBQ backyard space. As you’ll learn in the video embedded in this post, there are many recipes to make these last few days of summer a truly delicious parting shot.
First, find out how to make a one-pot clambake in this easy-to-follow recipe. Be sure you have the follow ingredients available: dry white wine, garlic cloves, peeled large shallots, small red potatoes, red-pepper flakes, ears of corn, shucked and halved clams, lemons, extra-jumbo shrimp, unsalted butter, chopped fresh parsley, and chopped fresh oregano leaves.
The next video teaches you how to cook and shuck lobster, a skill that may be daunting to some but the rewards are well worth it. Be sure to have a mallet on hand (you’ll find out why in the video). Also, a few fun facts about lobster’s nutritional value: it’s low in saturated fat, and is a great source of Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid and Phosphorus, and hight in protein, Zinc, Copper and Selenium.
With your main dishes prepped, it’s time to figure out the best appetizer to invigorate your taste buds even more. The final video offers a side-dish idea that simply screams “summer!” Grilled corn with chipotle butter and cheese could complement almost any summer party meal, but it especially goes well with the above lobster and clambake.
Summer shouldn’t be a time to wallow in bad TV and ice cream-fuelled regrets. Watching these videos will inspire you to be creative with your next summer party, and give you some fuel for delicious thought once the summer of 2016 rolls around.
