Clam Chowdah
From volki1269 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
I prefer fresh dug clams for a clam chowder, but then it is hard to use in a chowder instead of making steamers. Is very similar to all chowder recipes. Can use this as a basic seafood starter also, just add more shellfish.
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon (or salt pork) - cut into 1/4" to 1/2" pieces shopping list
- 4 cups fresh clams ( 3 cans of whole clams chopped - save the juice in can YOU NEED IT. Need about 2 cups of clam juice/broth) shopping list
- 2 coarsely chopped onions shopping list
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed shopping list
- 1 bottle clam juice shopping list
- 3 tbs all purpose flour shopping list
- 3 cups milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk or half and half shopping list
- 3 tbs butter shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste - about 1 tbs of salt and 1 1/2 tbs of pepper (again am guessing as I use my palm) shopping list
How to make it
- Cook bacon (salt pork) in a medium skillet and cook slowly until all the fat is rendered out and the pieces are brown. Strain and set aside.
- Put 2 tbs of grease back into a large pot. Heat fat, add onion and cook until golden.
- Sprinkle flour over the onion and cook, stirring, for 3 mins.
- Add potatoes and clam juice/broth.
- Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
- Add clams and simmer until potatoes are tender.
- Add the milks, butter and salt and pepper.
- Heat until butter is melted.
- Before serving add the crisp bacon.
- If prefer a thicker chowder You can add corn starch to thicken or you can take 2 tbs of butter, melt in skillet. Stir in 3 tbs flour, cook over low heat for a few minutes. Then add to chowder.
- To make a seafood chowder start with this basic recipe and add 1/4 lb of a white fish, 1/4 lb of scallops, 1/4 pound lobster/crab , 1/4 lb shrimp. Will need more clam juice/broth and 4 cups milk and 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk/ half and half.
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