New England Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder

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New England Clam Chowder is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. New England Clam Chowder is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have 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. Get 4 slices bacon
  2. Prepare 2 Tbsp butter
  3. Take 2 celery ribs
  4. Get 1 large carrot
  5. Get 2 leeks, white and light green
  6. Get 2 russet potatoes
  7. Make ready 1 ear sweet corn
  8. Make ready 2 (8 oz) bottles clam juice
  9. Prepare 3 (6.5 oz) cans chopped clams
  10. Get 3 Tbsp flour
  11. Get 1 cup heavy cream
  12. Get 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  13. Take 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  14. Make ready 2 bay leaves
  15. Make ready to taste black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt

Rinse the clams several times under cold running water. 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.

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!

Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. New England clam chowder normally contains clams, potatoes, onions, salted pork and milk or cream. The addition of dairy is considered the biggest difference from other chowders. Bring bottled clam juice and potatoes to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat. If salt pork, potatoes, and onions define traditional New England clam chowder, then this one is a classic, save for the use of bacon instead of salt pork.

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