Simple Way to Prepare Award-winning New England Clam Chowder

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, new england clam chowder. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery and saute until softened, mixing often. Stir in the flour to distribute evenly. New England clam chowder normally contains clams, potatoes, onions, salted pork and milk or cream.

New England Clam Chowder is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. New England Clam Chowder is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook new england clam chowder using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:

1. Take 4 slices bacon
2. Take 2 Tbsp butter
3. Make ready 2 celery ribs
4. Get 1 large carrot
5. Take 2 leeks, white and light green
6. Make ready 2 russet potatoes
7. Take 1 ear sweet corn
8. Get 2 (8 oz) bottles clam juice
9. Make ready 3 (6.5 oz) cans chopped clams
10. Make ready 3 Tbsp flour
11. Take 1 cup heavy cream
12. Take 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
13. Prepare 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
14. Get 2 bay leaves
15. Make ready to taste black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt

A real New England Clam Chowder NEVER thickens with flour or cornstarch. That will change the flavor and texture completely. Rinse the clams several times under cold running water. In a large pot over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy.

Instructions to make New England Clam Chowder:

1. Cut root and dark green from leeks. Cut in half lengthwise and thinly slice. Add to large bowl of cold water. Swish around to clean out the dirt and sand. Remove from water with slotted spoon.
2. Chop celery and carrot into fine dice. Cut corn from cob. Peel and chop potatoes into small 1/2" dice. Put potatoes in cold water until ready to use.
3. Add bacon to pot and cook on med-low until crisp. Remove for later garnish and save drippings in pot.
4. To the bacon grease add butter, leeks, carrots and celery. Cook until soft - about 10 minutes.
5. Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes. Add clam juice and liquid from strained clams. Turn heat to medium and bring to boil.
6. Add potatoes, corn, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, black pepper and cayenne pepper. I did not add salt because the bacon, clam juice and clams had sufficient salt. Taste and add salt if needed.
7. When potatoes are fork tender, turn heat back to med-low. Add clams and heavy cream. Heat 5-10 minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.
8. Serve with reserved bacon for garnish. Enjoy!

Rinse the clams several times under cold running water. In a large pot over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy. Drain bacon on paper towels but leave bacon fat in pot. Add butter to melt, then add onion and celery. Bring bottled clam juice and potatoes to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat.

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