Clam Chowder
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) container of chopped clams, in juice
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 tablespoon bacon grease (from 1/4 lb bacon) or 1 tablespoon rendered fat (from 1/4 lb salt pork)
- 2 medium onions, diced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced new potatoes, drained (or fresh potatoes diced)
- 3 cups of scalded milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
directions
- In a 4 court pot on medium high add bacon and render fat, set bacon aside to use for a garnish when done. Add onions and sauté until tender (if using salt pork render the fat before adding onions).
- Into onions, stir flour, celery salt, pepper, clam liquid, and 2 teaspoons of salt (if using fresh potatoes add at this time).Cook, covered, 8 minutes.
- Add milk, clams, potatoes, 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and butter.
- Cook covered another 10 minutes.
- Garnish with crumbled bacon.
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