Northwest Clambake In The Oven

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 large soft lettuce leaves (such as bibb, green leaf or iceberg)
• 1 halibut fillet (about 3 ounces, skin and bones removed, rinsed, drained, and patted dry)
• 6 clams, purged and shells scrubbed
• 6 mussels, scrubbed and debearded just before cooking
• 3 alaskan spot prawns, cut down the back with scissors and vein extracted
• 2 small new potatoes (about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, cut in half)
• 1 ear of corn (husk removed and broken or cut into thirds)
• 6 snow peas, strings removed
• 1 small yellow squash or 1 small zucchini, ends removed and cut into 1/2-inch rounds
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• fresh rosemary sprigs or fresh thyme sprigs or tarragon, sprigs
• 1/4 cup clam juice, fish stock or 1/4 cup chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cut two 24-inch lengths of aluminum foil and place on a flat surface in a cross-shaped pattern.
• 3 place the lettuce leaves in the center of the foil and top with the halibut fillet, then place the clams, mussels, and spot prawns on top.
• 4 place the potatoes, corn, snow peas, and yellow squash around the halibut, then pull up sides of the foil around the vegetables to form a bowl shape.
• 5 sprinkle the garlic over the seafood and vegetables, place the herb sprigs on top of the seafood, then drizzle clam juice over all.
• 6 bring the long sides of foil up until they meet in the middle and secure tightly.
• 7 fold the remaining ends to seal tightly.
• 8 place the packet on a baking sheet and bake i hour.
• 9 to serve, place the packet on an individual plate and unfold or cut open the foil at the table for an informal presentation.
• 10 alternately, unfold the foil in the kitchen, transfer contents of the packet to a plate, and discard the foil.