STOUT-STEAMED CLAMS AND MUSSELS WITH CHARRED ONIONS

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Stout-Steamed Clams and Mussels with Charred Onions image

To serve this dish as a main course for eight, double the recipe over two pots and throw some warm baguettes on the table.

Provided by Nick Nutting

Yield 8 small or 4 large servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons grapeseed or vegetable oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced into rings
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 head of garlic, halved crosswise
5 sprigs thyme
1 (4-inch) piece kombu or 1 toasted nori sheet
1 bay leaf
1 (12-ounce) bottle stout
5 pounds littleneck clams and/or mussels, scrubbed, mussels debearded
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a large wide pot over high. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, until edges are blackened, 6-8 minutes. Let pot cool slightly, then add butter, garlic, arranging cut side down, and thyme and cook over low heat until garlic is golden and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add kombu, bay leaf, and stout and increase heat to medium-high. Add shellfish; cover pot. Cook, shaking pot often and transferring shellfish to a large bowl as they open, until all the shellfish are open, 5-8 minutes. Discard any that don't open. Season cooking broth with salt and pepper. Divide shellfish among bowls; ladle broth over.

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