New England Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder

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New England Clam Chowder is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. New England Clam Chowder is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

A real New England Clam Chowder NEVER thickens with flour or cornstarch. That will change the flavor and texture completely. Light cream and freshly ground pepper are added to the hot chowder just before adding the clams.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have new england clam chowder using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. Take 4-6 ounces bacon, diced
  2. Make ready 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  3. Prepare 1 cup chopped onions
  4. Prepare 4-6 tablespoons flour
  5. Make ready to taste Fresh ground black pepper
  6. Take to taste Thyme
  7. Get 5 cups cooked diced potatoes
  8. Prepare 1 quart half and half
  9. Make ready 1 cup chicken broth (made from knorr homestyle stock)
  10. Get 3 (6 1/2 oz) cans minced clams or 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams
  11. Get 1 cup clam juice
  12. Take Chopped Italian parsley
  13. Prepare to taste Fresh lemon juice
  14. Prepare Hot pepper sauce
  15. Take Salt

Strain the liquid from the pot through a mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter and reserve. Using fresh clams makes the best New England Clam Chowder and it doesn't take long to make. In a world where most clam chowders would be more aptly named "clam flavored potato soup", finding a morsel of clam is like winning a Toyota Camry. This lightened-up New England Clam Chowder recipe is made with milk instead of heavy cream.

Steps to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. Fry bacon until crisp
  2. Remove bacon, set aside to be used later
  3. Add butter to bacon grease, when melted add onions and saute until golden
  4. Stir in flour and cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly
  5. Stir in pepper and thyme
  6. Add chicken broth, half and half, and potatoes
  7. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. (Be careful and watch that it doesn't cook above a simmer or very long!)
  8. Add clams, clam juice, parsley; simmer another 5 minutes; stirring occasionally.
  9. Add lemon juice, pepper sauce, and salt to taste
  10. Serve with oyster crackers

Yet it's just as rich, creamy, hearty and delicious a clam chowder soup as ever. The early New England clam chowders were usually made with fish and it wasn't until the last hundred years or so that the clam, and other shellfish, took By the way, if you like your chowder on the thicker side you can mash some of the cooked potatoes into the soup before finishing the chowder. Channel New England with this rich and warming one-pot clam chowder. This New England clam chowder is delicious! Tender clams and potatoes are combined in a creamy broth flavored with clam juice and cream, and a Jack has very strong opinions about what makes a good New England clam chowder.

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