How to Cook and Eat Steamed Clams

How to Cook and Eat Steamed Clams

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesHow to Cook and Eat Steamed Clams

Here's how to make soft shell steamed clams also known as steamers a New England specialty. These steamed clams are fun to eat and taste delicious.

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Steamers! Add these steamed clams to your list of delicious foods to eat. I was first introduced to steamers or steamed soft shell clams when I lived in Boston years ago.

Unlike hard-shell clams (known here as quahogs cherry stones or little necks depending on their size) steamers have fairly thin brittle shells so you have to be careful with them. The two sides of the shell don't close all the way.