Woodstock Inn New England Clam Chowder
Ready In: 25 mins
Serves: 9
Ingredients
- 1 cup onion, peeled and diced
- 3⁄4 cup celery, sliced thinly
- 1⁄3 cup salt pork or 3 slices bacon, diced
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 cup water
- 2 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
- 1 cup shucked clams or 2 (10 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained reserving liquid
- 1⁄2 cup cream
Directions
- Cook first five ingredients together in a large skillet.
- Add next five ingredients and cook until vegetables are crisp-tender.
- Stir in flour until well mixed.
- Cook about five minutes, taking care not to scorch.
- While the vegetables are cooking, cook potatoes in water, clam juice and any reserved clam juice until tender.
- Add clams and vegetable mixture to potatoes; cook and stir until thoroughly heated.
- Stir in cream and serve.
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