Roasted Crab & Clam Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs crab claws (or crab legs, crab cluster-the knuckle of the crab leg)
• 16 clams
• 8 new potatoes, quartered
• 8 corn on the cob, fresh (husked, each cut into thirds)
• 2 medium onions, cut into 2in pieces
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf, torn
• 1 cup dry wine (or chicken broth)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup butter (or margarine)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400*f.
• 2 in large roasting pan layer crab, clams, potatoes, corn and onions.
• 3 in a medium bowl stir together remaining ingredients, (except bay leaves and butter) pour over ingredients in roasting pan.
• 4 add bay leaves, cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• 5 then stir to baste with pan juices, continue baking covered stirring after 15 minutes for 30 to 35 minutes, or until seafood is steamed and vegetables are fork tender.
• 6 remove bay leaves.
• 7 dot butter over top of seafood and vegetables.
• 8 serve with pan juices.