Community Pick
Clam Chowder / Stew
photo by limeandspoontt
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
- 3 -4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and broken
- 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup chicken broth
- 2 medium potatoes, cubed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups 2% low-fat milk
- 2 cups half-and-half cream
- 4 (10 ounce) cans baby clams, undrained
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (optional)
- 2 -3 tablespoons chopped parsley
- paprika (optional)
directions
- Fry bacon in a large Dutch oven until crisp, remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
- Add onion to pot, saute until softened, then add potatoes and chicken stock.
- Season with salt and cayenne, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- In a second large saucepan, melt butter, whisk in flour, whisking to make a roux.
- Cook for 1 minute, then add cream and milk while whisking.
- Cook over low heat until thickened.
- Pour into onion and potato mixture, add clams, 2 cans undrained, add clams only, from the other cans reserving the juice.
- Add Worcestershire and bacon.
- Add the other 2 cans of reserved juice a bit at a time to reach desired consistency and only if you want the soup less thick.
- Stir and gently cook over moderate heat until heated through.
- Transfer to soup tureen and garnish with parsley and paprika if using.
Reviews
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Tweaks
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This was good but I did make some changes so that I knew we would like this. I used a cup of chicken broth and two cups of half and half. I was afraid the chowder would have been too thin if I had added the milk also, I used instant potato flakes instead of flour to thicken the soup. I used four cans of clams but only used the juice of one. My clams were also minced. I used regular pepper instead of cayenne and used 3/4 teaspoon. I didn't add the parsley, worcestershire or paprika. Next time I would cut the salt back as I thought it was a bit salty. We enjoyed this the next day also.
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Scrumptious! Both the kiddies wanted seconds...then thirds! My husband is the clam chowder buff in the house and said it was great. I had bacon drippings but no bacon and it worked well. Instead of plain salt I used celery salt, and I might add some chopped celery in with the onions next time too. Oh, and instead of half and half, I subbed milk/sour cream. Definitely a keeper!
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Wonderful chowder! I made a mistake when making it, but it turned out dynamite! I was going to cut the recipe in 1/2, cuz it was just the two of us. BUT, I added the whole 14 oz. can of chicken broth, instead of 1/4 cup...OOPS! But, when whisking the 1/2 & 1/2 and milk, I just added more flour to thicken the roux. I was afraid that it might be flourey (sp?) tasting, but it was great. I also added 3 stalks of chopped celery when sauteing (sp?)the onions. Instead of cayenne pepper, I used crushed red pepper. And I added more bacon to it (should have used 2 slices, but I used about 8 slices). This came out fantastic! Will definitely make again. Good recipe, Derf!
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