Ultimate July 4th Clambake, On A Budget!

"Shoestring" Chef Allen Susser Goes All-Out, On "The Early Show Saturday Edition"

(CBS) 

Apple Crumb Pie a la Mode

INGREDIENTS:
One 9-inch pie shell
6 cups granny smith apples, thinly sliced
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup pecans, roughly chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons butter
1 pint vanilla bean ice cream

METHOD:

To prepare the pie:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Place sliced apples in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss cinnamon mixture with the apples until they are evenly coated. Stir in raisins and pecans. Spoon mixture into pastry shell.

To prepare the topping:

In a small bowl mix together remaining flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over apple filling. Cover top loosely with aluminum foil.

To bake the pie:

Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes, until top is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

To serve:

Allow the pie to cool at least 2 hours. Cut the pie in 8 pieces. Place on individual colorful plates and top with a scoop of ice cream.


Cranberry Iced Tea

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups brewed tea, chilled
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cranberry juice, chilled
1 small lemon, thinly sliced
4 tall glasses filled with ice

METHOD:

In a large pitcher, stir the tea and sugar together until dissolved. Pour the tea over the ice cubes in the glasses about ¾ filled. Pour the cranberry juice slowly to top off the ice tea. Garnish with lemon.


So, how did Chef Allen fare with our $70 budget?

Clambake
Lobsters $27.96
corn $2.00
onions $1.78
potatoes $5.28
steamer clams $8.98
mussels $3.98
chorizo $1.99
white wine $3.00
lemons $1.00
total $55.97

Apple Pie
pie shell $1.49
granny smith apples $3.36
nutmeg $.99
raisins $1.79
pecans $.99
vanilla ice cream $1.99
total $10.61

Cranberry Iced Tea
tea $1.11
cranberry juice $1.19
lemon $0.50
total $2.80

Grand Total: $69.38

[sam-kiley]

bonsoir erika..chris..priya...
vous célébrez le 4 juillet, nous célébrons le 5 juillet, bonne fete a toute l'équipe...je n'aime pas le homard, la bestiole me fait peur, mais le reste du menu était parfait...merci,
sacrée ambiance dansl'émission d'aujourd'hui merci a bientot..au revoir

[serrano338]

Yep, my thoughts exactly! Where on earth did he get four 1 1/2 pound lobsters for 28 dollars, that's 7 dollars a piece. I shop at the cheapest Korean Markets in LA and the lowest I can find is 8.99 a lb. These must have been wholesale lobsters hooked up by a friend.
1 1/2 costs me at least 13 - 14 dolars.

[sjw1253]

Where on earth did you find four 1 1/2 pound lobsters for under $30???

This sounds wonderful but even if I can find a 1 1/2 pound lobster for $8/pound - the cost would be $36...

I live in Baltimore and it is more likely that lobsters run from $9 - $12/pound for the 1 1/2 pounders and for any lobster over that they are much more expensive...