5 old steamer Recipes

new potatoes, red or white, ears corn, husked, soft-shelled steamer clams , scrubbed, mussels , scrubbed and beards removed, spanish-style chorizo or linguica, cut crosswise into 4 pieces (andouille or smoked kielbasa sausage can be substituted), live lobsters, eggs, mesh bags (such as onions or citrus fruit come in) or 4 pouches made from several wide layers cheesecloth, rockweed (see chef s notes, below) or steamer rack, unsalted butter, melted, old bay seasoning, lemon wedges

ranch dressing, lime juice, chipotle chile in adobo, finely chopped (from 7-oz can), lime zest, cold deli rotisserie chicken, chopped (from 2- to 2 1/2-lb chicken), iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced, green giant valley fresh steamers niblets frozen corn, cooked and cooled, tomato, seeded and chopped (1/3 cup), monterey jack cheese, shredded (4 oz), old el paso flour tortillas for burritos (8 tortillas, 8 inch), old el paso thick n chunky salsa , if desired, sour cream , if desired

steamer clams , scrubbed, cornmeal, old bay seasoning, garlic heads, peeled and halved, onions, new potatoes , scrubbed, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, ears sweet corn, husks removed, cut into 4 pieces each, mild sausage, cut into 3-inch links, french baguette, sliced, melted butter

cooking oil, all-purpose flour, garlic, diced, white onions, chopped, stalks and heads celery, chopped, bell peppers, chopped, black pepper , coarse grind, salt, old bay seasoning, mixed italian herbs, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce, fish stock (add more water or stock for a thinner batch to be served on rice), gumbo shrimp (mid 30ish range), lump crabmeat, fresh oysters or 6 lbs steamer clams, chopped parsley, chopped green onion, gumbo file