• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Subscribe
Subscribe by email Connect on Facebook Connect on Pinterest Follow Me on Instagram

Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

Finding the Forgotten Feast

  • Home
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
  • Shop
    • Public Events
  • Podcast
  • Game Recipes
    • Venison Recipes
    • Duck Recipes and Goose Recipes
    • Rabbits, Hares and Squirrels
    • Pheasants, Turkey, Quail
    • Dove and Pigeon Recipes
    • Wild Pig and Bear Recipes
    • My Best Taco Recipes
    • Wild Game Sauces
  • Charcuterie
    • Homemade Sausage Recipes
    • Smoker Recipes
    • Bacon, Jerky, Hams, etc
    • Salami Recipes
    • Confit, Pate, Terrines
  • Fish
    • General Fish Recipes
    • Salmon Recipes
    • Snapper Recipes
    • Crabs, Shellfish and Squid
    • Little Fish and Oddballs
  • Gathering
    • Preservation Recipes
    • Mushrooms
    • Sweet Things
    • Wild Greens and Herbs
    • Acorns, Nuts, Starches

Recipes for Shellfish, Squid, Octopi and Crustaceans

A plate of cooked crabs
Photo by Hank Shaw

I am using this category as a catch-all for everything shellfish: Crabs, clams, squid, mussels, etc. even though squid and octopus are not technically shellfish. Most of the recipes are for the shellfish and crustaceans I catch, but a few are for store-bought seafood.

How to purge clams

How to Purge Sand from Clams

Here’s how to get all the sand out of clams you dig yourself.

Read More about How to Purge Sand from Clams

Gaper clams in a bowl

How to Clean a Gaper or Horse Clam

This is how you clean the big gaper clams of the Pacific Coast, the horsenecks, butter clams and geoducks.

Read More about How to Clean a Gaper or Horse Clam

Shellfish: Clams, Mussels, Scallops, etc.

Clams are my first real food love. I’ve been digging them since I was a toddler, and I still love it, more than four decades later. Here’s a fantastic video a colleague shot of a clam digging trip we took in Northern California.

A bowl of Maine clam chowder.

Maine Clam Chowder

This is my mum’s recipe for clam chowder, and even though she grew up in Massachusetts, her mother came from Maine. This is a Downeaster recipe heavy on clams, light on cream.

Read More about Clam Chowder, Mom, and Memories

linguine with white clam sauce

Classic White Clam Sauce

An Italian-American tradition, this is the linguini with clam sauce we all know and love, only I prefer it with thin vermicelli or even angel hair. No matter the pasta, this is a damn good sauce.

Read More about Linguini with White Clam Sauce

Fried clams in appetizer bowls with forks and lemon.

New England Style Fried Clams

I love fried clams. A lot. Here’s a traditional recipe for fried clams from New England, where they take them very seriously.

Read More about New England Style Fried Clams

New England clam cakes in a bowl.

Rhode Island Clam Cakes

Think of these as a savory clam beignet or donnut hole. They are made of awesome.

Read More about Clam Cakes Block Island

clams and chorizo in a bowl

Spanish Clams and Chorizo

A Spanish standard, the combination of pork and clams is divine. You’ll need dry Spanish chorizo for this recipe.

Read More about Spanish Clams and Chorizo

mussel soup recipe

Mussel Soup with Tomatoes

A classic Italian dish to be eaten over pasta, or with lots of crusty bread.

Read More about Mussel Soup with Tomatoes

A bowl of Sardinian soup with mussels and clams

Sardinian Mussel Soup

My take on the Sardinian soup fregula kin arsella, which is normally done with clams. Here I use both clams and mussels, which bathe in seawater with lots of fregula pasta.

Read More about Sardinian Mussel Soup

Smoked mussels made at home

Smoked Mussels

Possibly the best thing you can do to mussels. They taste as good as they look.

Read More about Smoked Mussels

Fried mussels with skordalia

Greek Fried Mussels

The second best thing you can do with mussels. Fried in a light breading, Greek style, these will disappear fast at a party.

Read More about Greek Fried Mussels

oyster mushroom, oyster plant, pickled oyster recipe

Oyster! Oyster! Oyster!

A lightly pickled oyster, oyster mushrooms and an oyster plant croquette. One of my favorite dishes ever.

Read More about Oyster! Oyster! Oyster!

Crab, Lobster and Shrimp

pickled shrimp recipe

Pickled Shrimp

A Southern classic, pickled shrimp is a perfect hot weather appetizer that’s just as good in winter.

Read More about Pickled Shrimp

Crab salad in a bowl

Dungeness Crab Salad

I love this salad, which features all sorts of ingredients in season here in NorCal around Christmastime.

Read More about Dungeness Crab Salad

A bowl of crab fried rice

Crab Fried Rice Thai Style

A Thai or Vietnamese-style fried rice made with crab and pineapple.

Read More about Crab Fried Rice Thai Style

A bowl of crawfish bisque

Crawfish Bisque

A French classic, crawfish stock, butter and meat gives you a triple hit of crayfish flavor.

Read More about Crawfish Bisque

A bowl of cream of crab soup

Cream of Crab Soup

This is the Lowcountry classic she-crab soup, only without the crab roe, which is very hard to find. Silky, rich and spiked with sherry.

Read More about Cream of Crab Soup

crawfish salad recipe

Swedish Crawfish Salad

In high summer, the Scandinavians go mad for crayfish. Here is my version of a classic crawfish salad.

Read More about Swedish Crawfish Salad

A bowl of spaghetti with crab sauce

Spaghetti with Crab Sauce

A rich, wonderful crab sauce for pasta. It’s made with crab meat and a deeply flavored crab stock from the shells.

Read More about Spaghetti with Crab Sauce

crab risotto recipe

Crab Risotto

Another dish that combines crabmeat and crab stock, this time with risotto rice and a little tomato.

Read More about Crab Risotto

A bowl of clear seafood stock

Seafood Stock

Don’t throw out crab shells! Make this crab stock, freeze it and make lots of other dishes taste better…

Read More about Seafood Stock

Lowcountry perloo recipe

Lowcountry Shrimp Perloo

A little like a jambalaya, only from the Lowcountry of Georgia and South Carolina.

Read More about Lowcountry Shrimp Perloo

gambas al ajillo receta

All Hail Spot Prawns!

Meet the finest shrimp in all of North America. And then cook him simply.

Read More about All Hail Spot Prawns!

smoked, dried shrimp recipe

How to Make Dried Shrimp

Dried shrimp are a key ingredient in many cuisines all over the world. Here’s how to make them.

Read More about How to Make Dried Shrimp

Crab Curry

Goa is a cool part of India that was once a Portuguese colony. The food there is a mashup of both cultures, and this crab curry is a knockout.

Read More about Crab Curry

Squid, Octopus and Cuttlefish

grilled octopus recipe

Grilled Octopus, Greek Style

Nothing beats grilled octopus, some crusty bread, good olives, feta cheese and lots and lots of ouzo. Opa!

Read More about Grilled Octopus, Greek Style

pulpo a la gallega on a plate

Pulpo Gallego

A Spanish classic of octopus (or calamari) braised until tender and served with lots of paprika, olive oil and garlic. It’s a fantastic party appetizer.

Read More about Pulpo a la Gallega

squid ceviche in bowl

Squid Ceviche

Yes, you can eat squid raw. It’s a Latin American tradition, and this calamari ceviche is bright and spicy.

Read More about Squid Ceviche

Thanks for Sharing This!

185 shares

Primary Sidebar

Hank Shaw holding a rod and reel in the American River

Hi, my name is Hank Shaw. I am a James Beard Award-winning author and chef and I focus my energies on wild foods: Foraging, fishing, hunting. I write cookbooks as well as this website, have a website dedicated to the intersection of food and nature, and do a podcast, too. If it’s wild game, fish, or edible wild plants and mushrooms, you’ll find it here. Hope you enjoy the site!

More about Hank...

Featured Recipes

Cucumber sauce for salmon on a pretty plate
Cucumber Sauce for Salmon
Fire roasted salsa in a molcajete
Fire Roasted Salsa
A bowl of pasta dressed with red pesto
Red Pesto with Pasta
fried flounder with tartar sauce and homemade fries on the plate.
Fried Flounder with Homemade Tartar Sauce
A cherry tomato tart ready to serve.
Cherry Tomato Tart
Venison fajitas on a plate
Venison Fajitas

As Seen In

As seen on CNN, New York Times, Simply Recipes, Martha Stewart, Food and Wine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, and The Splendid Table

Never Miss a Recipe

Receive recipes direct to your inbox.

 

 

Back to Top
  • Home
  • About
  • Classes & Events
  • Tutorials
  • Podcast
  • Charcuterie
  • Wild Game
  • Fish
  • Foraging
  • Privacy
Subscribe by email Connect on Facebook Connect on Pinterest Follow Me on Instagram

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

© 2022 Hunter Angler Gardener Cook, All Rights Reserved.

Site built by: Site by Status Forward

185 shares
  • Print
  • Pinterest
  • 32Facebook
  • WhatsApp
  • Save
  • Email
185 shares
  • 32