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New England Clam Chowder Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Babskitchen / All my dishes 1 year ago This is great on a cool, rainy day. One of the few soups I can get my picky teen to eat! Prep:10m Cook:30m Servings:8	Babskitchen
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New England Clam Cho

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Ingredients

4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed

2 medium onions, chopped

1/2 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 quarts (8 cups) milk

3 cans (6-1/2 oz. each) diced or chopped clams, drained

2 tsp. salt

1/2 - 1 tsp. ground sage*

1 tsp. ground thyme

1/2 tsp. celery seed or celery salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

Minced parsley

Directions

Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cover and cook until tender. Meanwhile, in a large pot, sauté onions in butter until tender. Add flour; mix until smooth and cook for a minute. Slowly stir in milk (use a whisk, if necessary). Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and somewhat bubbly (this will take a little bit of time - do not walk away, the bottom will begin to stick).

Drain potatoes; add to large pot. Add clams and remaining ingredients; heat through.

Serve with oyster crackers, or saltines with butter, or you can even serve it in a bread bowl.

*I am not a big fan of sage so I only use a 1/2 tsp. If you like the taste, go ahead and use the whole tsp.

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sharyl4 1 year ago said:
Love clam chowder! Thanks! :)

justjakesmom 1 year ago said:
This sounds AND looks delicious, Babs! Great comfort food. ;')

gourmetana 1 year ago said:
Sound delicious! I saved it and will definitely try it. *5*
Can I replace the canned clams with fresh or frozen ones? I am sure we don't have canned clams in Portugal.. it would be much easier if we did..

babskitchen 1 year ago said:
Definitely! I would guess that after the liquid is drained, the diced clams comes out to about 1-1/2 cups. But add what looks right to you.

trigger 1 year ago said:
Good old fashioned comfort food.
Thank you

christinem 1 year ago said:
Sounds just like my mom's! High 5 from me!

laurieg 1 year ago said:
I am gonna try this one i just gotta go get some clams....

thegoldminer 1 year ago said:
This looks very good. Printed to make and pics will come along. Best. JJ

dianalee27 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
My husband's favorite!! Thanks for this one!

rhianna 4 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I made this Chowder with canned oysters & oyster liquid+evap. milk with which to replace some of the milk. It was so good. And perfect for the VERY unusual several days of rain we've been having. I tried it as written (with the exceptions already mentioned). In my 2nd & 3rd bowls, I played with the seasoning by adding a sprinkle of Old Bay original, & their newer "Garlic & Herb" (surprisingly, either was NOT a good addition); I then tried Spike, which was a very good addition. Thanks for the recipe, Babs!

keave 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Made it today and it was great, thanks

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rhianna 4 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Substituting chopped up canned oysters for the clams is very nice.

rhianna 4 months, 3 weeks ago said:
"Spike" is a very nice seasoning in this chowder, much more so than the original Old Bay or their newer ""Garlic & Herb".

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