Brattens Famous Clam Chowder

Great chowder. Rich and creamy and very easy to prepare. I do think I liked it better before the addition of the vinegar though.

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This was very good. I did make several chages....more veggies, used some whole milk, some fat free and some cream, and we alwasy have bacon in our clam chowder. Very smooth, silky texture and the vinegar, I would never have thought of that! Thanks!

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This has been our family favorite for years. I always use fat free half & half and brummel and brown yogur butter and it turns out delicious. Thanks for posting!

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It was good! Thank you.

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4 1/2 Stars- This is a nice tasting soup recipe, that is easy to prepare. But I thought it was missing something, hence only 4.5 stars. I initally thought about adding some smokey bacon (nutrition %DV already off the chart) ended up adding a couple of pinches of course ground thyme. This helped out alot.

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Thank you Silly Sally for a GREAT clam chowder recipe...and VERY easy to make. I used a bottle of clam juice rather than adding water in, and added extra clams. This was one of the best clam chowders we've had in a long time!

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This is just like I remember going to Brattens years ago. This is a wonderful find for myself and my family. Thanks. Even my sweet 10yr old liked it and she doesn't normally like fish dishes. The rest of us loved it.

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Five stars all the way! Very simple, very low in fat and perfect for a cool evening. I followed the directions to a "T" except in I used land'o'lakes half fat butter (margarine) and fat free half and half. Superb results...I do recommend cooking the cream mixture over medium high heat to get a good simmer and really thicken it up. So delish! I can't wait to make again and again!

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Woo Hoo! My fairly picky 12 year old DD loved it and proclaimed it one of the best things I've ever made. I used leftover little neck clams chopped up for about 1/2 required. I also used bottled clam juice to help cover the veggies. I also am glad I used the vinegar. It really made the differene Thanx!

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Yes, we loved it! I did add a few more clams. The next time I make it, I'm going to buy a bottle of the clam juice and replace some of the water with it. I also added some thyme -- which was a really good addition. The directions didn't say when to add the salt and pepper -- so I just added them to the vegetables right before I combined them with the white sauce and clams. I didn't find the white sauce too rich or too thick -- it was just right. This makes six VERY generous servings.

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OUTSTANDING clam chowder! I think I've made every chowder on ebay in the last 3 years and this one is the best! My family loved it! I made it exactly as described, but I simmered my vegetables slowly and had plenty of water left at the end so that may be why I didn't need to thin it down. I was a little worried about adding the vinegar since I'm not a vinegar fan at all, but the chowder didn't have a vinegary taste at all--just a little something "extra" that added to the overall flavor. Thanks for posting this!

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This was pretty good, everyone really liked it and asked for the recipe. I split the half & half and 2% and used 1 extra can of clams. Next time I think I will cut back on the onions as well, maybe only use 1/2 cup. Very good, will make again.

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Oh mymymymymy! This is wonderful! It reminds us of our favorite chowder that we drive to the Oregon coast for. I followed the recipe exactly (ALL the cream :)) It was simple and I'm sure took less time to prepare than stated, and easily 6 servings. I'll make this again for sure! Thanks silly sally.

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Ridiculously delicious! After reading other reviews, I decided to use only 1 cup half & half, then rounded out the quart with 2 percent milk. I can't imagine this being any more rich and delicious. Excellent. I will be making this often this winter. Thanks silly sally, for a great keeper!

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This soup was awesome silly sally. I found like lennie it was very thick so I just added some milk and was great.. I think next time I will try it with 2% and add a extra can of clams. The wine vinegar gave it a wonderful taste..I did sprinkle parsley on top and mmmm good. Now I don't have to wait to go out to get my clam chowder soup, I can make it anytime I want.. Thank you for a wonderful, tasty, creamy recipe that will be used again and again.. :)

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Rich, smooth and creamy and soooo sinfully delicious! After eating this, it's going to be hard to order clam chowder in a restaurant; they'll have a tough act to follow;) I had only 3 cups of half and half, so I used 2% milk for the last cup. (I think you could easily use fat free half and half if you wanted to cut some fat.) That red wine vinegar really adds something special to the chowder. Thanx for posting this. I'll make this again and again.

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This was very yummy. I had to make a few adjustments to the recipe, as I found the soup too thick and too rich. After combining the veggies and the white sauce (step #11), I also added a fair amount of 1% milk as the soup was way too heavy for me, and next time I think I will not use cream to make the white sauce, but whole milk instead. I also needed to add more salt, plus I added thyme, savory and black pepper too. I really liked the technique of this soup and found it very easy and quite quick to make. With the exception of the cream, inexpensive too. I made this yesterday and finished off the leftovers tonight; the soup reheated well in the microwave, although (as expected with a chowder) it had thickened up in the fridge and needed thinning with a little milk while reheating. Thanks for posting; I'll be making this again!

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