Red and White Clam Chowder

Submitted by MariaLuisa

"Simple, homey, good"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 large onion
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 medium celery rib (I peel off the threads)
• 1 small green bell pepper, cored, seeds and ribs removed
• 6 slice lean bacon (80 grams, 1/4 cup finely chopped)
• 22.18 ml butter
• 36.97 ml flour
• 200 g jar baby clams, drained, reserving the liquor
• 177.44 ml clam juice or 177.44 ml water, approximately
• 236.59 ml 2% low-fat milk (2%)
• 177.44 ml potato, cut into small dice
• 396.89 g can plum tomatoes
• 2.46 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 0.25 ml thyme
• 1.23 ml Tabasco sauce
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

1. Cut the onion, carrot, celery and green pepper in large pieces. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade chop the vegetables finely.
2. In a small soup pot brown the bacon lightly for 3 minutes. Add the butter and cook for 2 minutes more over low heat.
3. Scrape the chopped vegetables into the pot with a rubber spatula and reassemble the processor. Saute the vegetables for 5 minutes over low heat.
4. Sprinkle in the flour and cook the roux stirring for 3 minutes.
5. Pour the reserved clam liquor in a 4-cup measure and add water or clam nectar to equal 1 1/4 cup. Pour into the pot and mix with the roux.
6. Stir in the milk and potatoes and simmer over low heat covered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Pulse the tomatoes (I pinch off the stem end and remove any extraneous peel) with their juice and the clams in the processor for 5 seconds.
8. Pour the tomato-clam mixture in the pot and simmer covered over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
9. Off heat, add the Worcestershire, thyme, Tabasco, salt (I use about 3/4 teaspoon) and pepper to taste.
10. Let the soup rest about 15 min off heat before serving.

Reviews

[Sweetiebarbara]

This was tasty and easy to make. I minced the carrots, onions, green pepper, and celery quite fine, by hand. I also added a small amount of Jalapeño. The potatoes I chopped small, but not as finely as the other vegetables. I also pre-cooked them gently for about 15 minutes in a separate pot, before adding them. I used our fresh Romas, peeled, and finely chopped. They added much to the recipe. It was good, however, I personally prefer either the Manhattan Clam Chowder, or the New England. This was interesting, and different. Made for Fall 2007 PAC.