Simply New England Clam Chowder
From matth 15 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 4
I tried many clam chowder recipes I've found, then created this one myself after all the others failed. My daughter and I love it. UPDATED & PERFECTED: I got a clue from an old cook and finally perfected this simple recipe! Read more (I do admit that I don't actually measure anything, but I think the ingredient amounts below are close enough.) See less
Ingredients
- 2 6.5oz cans of chopped clams shopping list
- 2 cups of skim or 1% milk shopping list
- 3 pats butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons flour shopping list
- 2 tsp kosher salt shopping list
- 1 tbs fresh ground pepper shopping list
- 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning shopping list
- 2 tsp Cayenne pepper shopping list
- 1 medium potatoe shopping list
- 1/2 finely chopped onion shopping list
- 4oz cream cheese shopping list
How to make it
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions just before the butter is fully melted and sautee them briefly. Turn down to medium-low heat and slowly whisk in the flour until you have a nice, thick base.
- Whisk in the milk. It won't be as thick as it will get in the end. Add the cream cheese - this is the real clincher for a perfect clam chowder! Peel (peel!!) potatoes and cut into bite-sized pieces. Add to the pan. Add in all other ingredients to the pan and stir. Make sure you also add all of the juice from ONE of the cans of chopped clams.
- Let simmer for about 18 minutes, stirring as needed. (If you don't stir it sometimes, you'll end up with a mess at the bottom and a harder time cleaning the pan!) I sit on a stool and read as I stir. NOTE you can also use a double boiler, but it takes longer (half an hour or so) and you still have to stir it, although not quite as often. And you can save a little time by cooking the potatoes separately and adding them to the mix when they’re done. I typically do that.
- Serve with oyster crackers.
- Old Bay Seasoning can usually be found in your grocery seafood department or spice section. The taste before I added the cream cheese was right, but the consistency was off. No amount of flour or corn starch can make it right, but that half-block of cream cheese nailed it!
ingredients for 2 servings
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