4 pacific steamers Recipes

unsalted butter, garlic cloves, minced, fresh ground black pepper, minced shallots (or sweet onion), dried tarragon or 1 1/2 tsp fresh tarragon, dried thyme or 1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme, chopped fresh parsley, chopped fresh chives, northwest amber ale, fresh mussels (debearded)

smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch slices (andouille , kielbasa, etc *read intro), red potatoes (about 3 lbs.), yellow onion, peeled and quartered, lemons, quartered, garlic cloves, crushed, bay leaves, yellow mustard seeds , coriander seed, whole peppercorns, kosher salt, spanish smoked paprika, to taste (he reduced the smoked paprika to 1 tbsp from the original 2 tbsp), celery seeds, tabasco sauce or 3 tbsp favorite hot sauce, to taste, dried chilies (chili de arbol or 1/2 tsp red chili flakes and 1/2 tsp cayenne) (optional), steamer clam, shrimp, in shell, heads removed, ears fresh corn on the cob, shucked and cut into thirds

live steamer clam, olive oil, chopped garlic cloves, dried dill weed, dried thyme, cooking sherry, water, butter, fresh baked baguette or 1 round sourdough loaf