Great Clam Chowder
From chef_irish 16 years agoIngredients
- 3/4 pound bacon, chopped shopping list
- 2 cups chopped leeks (white part only, well washed) shopping list
- 1 cup chopped celery shopping list
- 1 cup chopped carrots shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- 6 bay leaves shopping list
- 3/4 cup bleached all-purpose flour shopping list
- 8 cups clam juice shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds idaho potatoes, peeled and quartered shopping list
- 1 cup fresh sweet corn kernels (from 1 medium-size ear) shopping list
- 1 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves shopping list
- 4 pounds littleneck clams, shucked with liquor reserved shopping list
- oyster crackers shopping list
How to make it
- In a large stockpot, over medium heat, fry the bacon until crisp.
- Stir in the leeks, celery, and carrots, season with salt and pepper, and add bay leaves.
- Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft and tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the clam juice, potatoes, and corn, season with salt and pepper, reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer until the potatoes are fork tender, about 15 minutes.
- Add the cream, parsley, and clams and their liquor and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaves.
- Ladle into soup bowls and serve hot with oyster crackers.
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