Market Street Clam Chowder

Submitted by Lubie

"This is an excellent chowder recipe from a restaurant in Salt Lake City. It has great flavor. Very much worth the effort!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup potato, diced 1/2 inch
• 1 cup celery, diced 1/2 inch
• 1 cup onion, diced 1/2 inch
• 1 cup leek, diced 1/2 inch
• 1 cup green pepper, diced 1/2 inch
• 3⁄4 cup chopped clam (canned or fresh)
• 3⁄4 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons salt
• 3⁄4 tablespoon whole thyme
• 6 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 3⁄4 cup sherry wine (optional)
• 2 cups water
• 3⁄4 cup clam juice
• 3⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup flour
• 2 quarts half-and-half

directions

1. Combine melted butter and flour in oven-proof container and bake at 325 for 30 minutes In large saucepan, combine remaining ingredients except half-and-half.
2. Simmer until potatoes are thoroughly cooked.
3. Stir butter-flour mixture into chowder and stir until thick.
4. Mixture will be slightly less thick than cookie dough.
5. Remove chowder from heat.
6. Stir in half-and-half until blended.
7. Heat to serving temperature, stirring occasionally.
8. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[khoogland]

I've made this recipe for over a decade. It's excellent. I prefer to cut the potatoes and other veggies rather chunky. It makes it more hearty. The restaurant actually does their too fine for my taste. It's also best to get fresh thyme. Makes a big difference!

 

[Loo L.]

Doesn't taste anything like Market Street chowder, or like anything really. It was bland and the clams came out tough. Not to be a total jerk, but I've had better clam chowder from a can. Also, I second the guy that says to use more clam juice. The chowder tasted like a lot of dairy. Clam juice or quality fish stock would have been way better.

 

[swedane17]

Been making this recipe for years. It is the best. Do not use the tobasco, sherry or water. Use lots more clams and clam juice instead of water. Also use whole milk instead of cream. It is delicious. It wouldn't be Christmas without this chowder. And several times during the year

 

[Katherine H.]

I'm from Salt Lake City and have enjoyed both Market Street Grill in downtown SLC and Market Street Grill close to the University of Utah. We make our home now in western Idaho. I have been making this Clam Chowder almost as long as I've been married, forty years. Fresh clams are not an option but I had problems when I first made this, as the canned clams became tough and chewy. I solved the problem by waiting to stir in the clams until the half and half goes in. The clams are already cooked when they are canned. I also love a bit of bacon in my clam chowder so I pre-fry a half a pound and I can sort of take credit for a new recipe...yum! It's now tradition on New Years!

 

[BrookeCooks]

This is hands down the best New England style clam chowder I have ever made. Even my husband, who hates clam chowder liked this one! TIP: You're going to need about 4lbs fresh clams to get the 3/4 cup you need. I bought just over 3 lbs, and came in just under 3/4 cup. It's much more cost effective to use canned.