Recipes

[deepwaterdotter]

Made a big pot today.  It's of the thick and creamy variety:

5 6.5-oz cans chopped clams, drained

2 8-oz bottles clam juice (Bar Harbor if you can find it)

1 cup chicken broth

1 1/2 lb russet potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes

1 bay leaf

4 tbsp butter

2 tbsp olive oil

1 cup diced onion

1 cup diced celery

2 tsp minced garlic

1/2 cup flour

1 cup milk

1 cup half-and-half

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp red wine vinegar 

In large Dutch oven, bring clam juice, chicken broth, and potatoes to simmer.  Stir in bay leaf and simmer until potatoes are tender. Remove bay leaf.

Cook onions, celery, and garlic in butter and olive oil until softened.  Stir in flour for a minute.  Whisk in milk and half-and-half until there are no lumps.  Simmer until thickened.  Stir into pot of potatoes.

Stir in salt, pepper, red wine vinegar, and clams.  Bring to gentle simmer for 5 minutes. 

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[KailaS]

I love New England Clam Chowder. Thanks for sharing your recipe. 

[Happy2BHere]

Yum I am going to have to make this!

But I have two questions for you please 

I think since there's only two of us I might try and halve the recipe to make less than a big pot - do you think that would work OK ? And it says to "stir in flour for a minute" but there's no flour listed in the recipe so I need to ask how much to use? Thank you!

(FYI I did find the Bar Harbor clam juice at Amazon if anyone else is also looking for it). 

[deepwaterdotter]

@Happy2BHere   Thank you for bringing the omission to my attention.  I fixed it. 

I think this recipe could easily be halved.  Hope you like it. 

[Happy2BHere]

@deepwaterdotter 

Thanks for the flour measurement. I was thinking maybe it just meant a sprinkle lol.

You know how some recipes just grab you? Well I can already tell  that this one will be delicious!  I think I'll make some blueberry muffins to go with it. I think I'll try it on Wednesday and will let you know on here how it turns out.

[sabatini]

@deepwaterdotter, I'm from New England & love chowdah! I make it very similarly (no vinegar), but 1st saute a few strips of bacon, then crumble it & set aside. I use the bacon fat & some added butter to make the roux.

I also like to add in a bit of thyme, either fresh or freeze dried.

Top the chowder w/ some crumbled bacon, & of course, oyster crackers! 

ETA: If you're ever in the mood to blow a bit of cash, St Ours carries an incredible dehydrated clam broth powder. It comes in a box w/ 4 little packets of the powder. It's amazing stuff, tastes very fresh, & is identical to real clam broth.

A wicked nice ingredient to keep on hand.

[mildoo]

That sounds so good.  What time shall I come over?

[deepwaterdotter]

@sabatini Thanks for the tips.  I never thought about giving my clam chowder a bit of a smoky kick.  I've heard bacon makes everything better.

[luvzchiz]

@deepwaterdotter   Yum!  I'll be right over.  Do you want me to bring bread or desserts?😁

[ahoymate]

Chicken broth in clam chowder? There's better more authenic, simplier recipes than this one.