New England Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder

Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, new england clam chowder. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

New England Clam Chowder is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. New England Clam Chowder is something that I have loved my entire life.

A real New England Clam Chowder NEVER thickens with flour or cornstarch. That will change the flavor and texture completely. Light cream and freshly ground pepper are added to the hot chowder just before adding the clams. I have never used canned clams but I'm sure they are similar to fresh.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have new england clam chowder using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. Take 10 strips bacon
  2. Make ready 2 tablespoon butter
  3. Prepare 2 stalks celery chopped
  4. Prepare 1 leek fine chopped
  5. Get 1 onion finely chopped
  6. Make ready 3 cloves garlic minced
  7. Take 4 small russet potatoes peeled and diced
  8. Make ready 1 cup chicken broth
  9. Make ready 8 0z bottle clam juice
  10. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
  11. Get 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  12. Make ready 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped
  13. Take 1/3 cup flour
  14. Prepare 2 cups half & half
  15. Take 20 oz canned whole clams drained *give or take based on can
  16. Take leaf Bay
  17. Make ready Chopped green onion or chives for garnish

Creamy clam chowder originates from New England, but its popularity stretches even to San Francisco, where seafood restaurants and streetside kiosks hawk creamy clam chowder in hollowed-out sourdough bread bowls by the bay. The early New England clam chowders were usually made with fish and it wasn't until the last hundred years or so that the clam, and other shellfish, took By the way, if you like your chowder on the thicker side you can mash some of the cooked potatoes into the soup before finishing the chowder. Instead we ended up with New England and Atlanta — two very delicious food cities, IMO. Today, I'm focused on the Patriots - and an Authentic New England Clam Chowder.

Instructions to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. ** I baked mine on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven until crispy and transferred drippings to pot
  2. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain; set aside. Add butter to the drippings (you can spoon out some of the drippings if you don’t want to ues that much); saute celery, leek, and onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the potatoes, broth, clam juice, salt, pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
  3. In a small bowl, combine flour and 1 cup half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into the soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
  4. Stir in (drained) clams and remaining half-and-half; heat through (do not boil); turn down to low heat; add the bay leaf. Cook for additional 2-3 minutes on low heat. Add in 5 strips of crumbled bacon.
  5. Crumble the reserved strips of bacon. Garnish chowder with crumbled bacon and fresh chopped chives.

Instead we ended up with New England and Atlanta — two very delicious food cities, IMO. Today, I'm focused on the Patriots - and an Authentic New England Clam Chowder. This doesn't involve clams from a can, although you're welcome to go that route if you find yourself in a pinch on game day. New England Clam Chowder is hearty, thick, creamy and loaded with tender clams, creamy potatoes and salty, smoky bacon in a rich flavor bursting broth! Homemade Clam Chowder might seem intimidating but you will be AMAZED at just how quick and easy it is to make at home in just one pot.

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