My New England Clam Chowder
From pkusmc 15 years agoIngredients
- 2 lbs chopped clams, fresh shopping list
- 5 large potatoes, peeled and chopped to bite size bits shopping list
- 1 celery stalk, with leaves, minced shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped salt pork (can be substituted with thick-cut bacon) shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 T minced garlic shopping list
- 1 tsp dill shopping list
- 1 tsp kosher salt shopping list
- 1 tsp pepper (or more, depending on personal taste) shopping list
- 1/4 tsp oregano shopping list
- 1/2 tsp dry parsley shopping list
- 1/4 cup flour shopping list
- 4 T butter shopping list
- 48 ounces heavy cream (1 qt, 1 pint) shopping list
How to make it
- In large pot use 1 T butter and saute salt pork for five minutes
- Add onion, celery w/leaves and garlic until translucent and celery is soft.
- In a separate pan, boil clams in salted water for ten minutes. Do not overcook, as they will become chewy.
- Reserve one cup of broth
- Parboil the potatoes in the broth (add water iff necessary) Cook al dente
- When done, add potatoes to the pot and cook for another minute or two with the other vegatables.
- Add remaining butter and cook all until its melted and then add the flour to make a roux.
- Once the flour has mixed and been cooked with the butter add the cream and all dry ingredients.
- Add 1/3 cup clam broth (from boiled clams)...add more or less depending on how thick you like your chowder
- Add clams to the chowder and cook on low for fifteen more minutes.
- Add pepper to taste, and/or a dash of tabasco sauce
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