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New
England Clam Chowder
“This is my
favorite way to make clam chowder. I cut out the usual celery and added some
leeks and corn…only because; well…I love leeks and corn, that’s all. This is
also quite a simple recipe…not very much fuss beyond cutting up some veg!
Enjoy!” Jenny
Ingredients:
3 rashers
bacon, chopped
½ cup (1
stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 medium
sweet onion, diced
1 medium
carrot, peeled and diced
1 leek,
cleaned and (the white part only) thinly sliced
1 corn on the
cob, kernels and milk removed from cob
1 ½ tablespoons
fresh thyme, minced
2 cups new
potatoes, diced
⅓ cup plus 1
tablespoon all purpose flour
2 ½ cups clam
juice (or fish stock or vegetable broth)
2 ½ cups
little neck clams
1 – 1½ cups
milk
Salt and
pepper to taste
Optional:
Sourdough
bread bowls
Preparation:
Place a large
pot over medium heat and brown bacon, about 5 minutes.
Drain all but
2 tablespoons grease and melt butter.
Add onion and
carrot and saute for 5 minutes.
Add leek and
corn and continue to saute for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
Season with
salt and pepper.
Once onions
and leeks have sweat and are translucent, add thyme and potatoes and stir.
Sprinkle flour
over vegetable mixture and stir well to create a thick roux (make sure all of
the
flour pockets have been stirred out), about 2 minutes.
Continue to
stir and cook for an additional minute to allow the “flour taste” to disappear.
While
whisking, pour clam juice into the mixture in a steady stream until fully
incorporated and
no lumps remain.
Lower the
heat and allow the mixture to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the mixture
thickens
(add ¼ to ½ more clam juice if the mixture becomes to thick while
simmering)
Gently fold
in clams and slowly stir in milk (begin with 1 cup and add extra ½ cup at end,
if
needed).
Allow mixture
to simmer for 5 to 7 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
Adjust seasonings and serve hot (in hollowed
out sourdough bread bowls, if desired).
You can combine
this excellent recipe with some others from our collection.
Serve 6.
Enjoy this
recipe and many more visiting spoonforkbacon
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