Clay Pot San Francisco Clambake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 dozen clams, in the shell
• 1 dozen large shrimp, in the shell
• 1 dozen large scallop
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 4 small green tomatoes, pulverized,a morter and pestal,blender or food processor will work
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 pinch chopped oregano
• 1 pinch dried basil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 green pepper, sliced in rings

Recipe

• 1 soak the top and bottom of 3 qt clay pot in water for 10 minutes, drain.
• 2 wash all shellfish in cold running water.
• 3 line bottom of pot with onions, top with clams.
• 4 add shrimp and put scallops on top.
• 5 sprinkle lemon juice on top.
• 6 add remaining ingredients.
• 7 cover pot and place in a cold oven.
• 8 bake at 450 degrees for 40 minutes.
• 9 the broth can be poured off and served as a simple soup if desired.
• 10 serve with a saffron rice or maybe a curried couscous.