New England Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, new england clam chowder. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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.

New England Clam Chowder is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. New England Clam Chowder is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have new england clam chowder using 15 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. Take 8 lb large cherry stone clams
  2. Prepare 1 cup dry white wine
  3. Get 1 cup water
  4. Prepare 6 slice bacon (quartered)
  5. Get 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  6. Get 1 leek
  7. Take 1 small onion (finely chopped)
  8. Get 1 cup finely chopped celery
  9. Make ready 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  10. Take 2 bay leaves
  11. Get 3 clove garlic (finely chopped)
  12. Get 3 cup cubed potatoes
  13. Prepare 2 cup heavy cream
  14. Make ready 1 bunch chopped parsley
  15. Make ready 1 butter for garnish

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. This lightened-up New England Clam Chowder recipe is made with milk instead of heavy cream. Yet it's just as rich, creamy, hearty and delicious a clam chowder soup as ever. This New England Clam Chowder recipe gets bumped up several flavor notches and will have you coming back for seconds!

Instructions to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. Bring 1 cup of wine and 1 cup of water to a boil in a large pot. Add clams, cover, and cook for five minutes.
  2. Lift lid and stir clams, making sure water is still boiling. Cover and cook 5 to 10 minutes longer.
  3. Stain broth through cheesecloth in a metal sieve. Repeat until all sand is removed (I strained mine twice). Add water to broth so that there is 6 cups of liquid. Set aside for now.
  4. Remove clams from broth and set aside. Discard any that did not open.
  5. In large pot, cook bacon until crispy. Drain all but two tablespoons of grease.
  6. Add butter, onions, leeks, and celery to pot. Cook until onions and celery are translucent, being careful not to brown.
  7. Add garlic and potatoes and mix well with veggies. Add broth and bring to a boil.
  8. Simmer contents until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Mash some of the potatoes against the side of the pot for a thicker consistency of broth.
  9. Add heavy cream and chopped clams to pot, mix well, cover and remove from heat.
  10. Set aside for an hour or so, this will allow flavors to fuse. Add salt and pepper for more flavor, if necessary.
  11. Serve with a pat of butter and chopped parsley. Enjoy!

Today, New England Clam Chowder is still served at Ye Olde Union Oyster House in Boston, the nation's oldest continuously operating restaurant, where it has been on. First time making Clam Chowder I don't have anything bad to say about this recipe as it is my first time making clam chowder. I tried using real clams but the grocery store by my house was out of fresh clams so I went canned. 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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