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New England Clam Chowder

"I've been to Boston many times over the past few years. During those trips, my mission was to find the best clam chowder in the city," writes Debra Doyle of Avon Lake, Ohio. "I think I found it at Skipjack's restaurant. Theirs is rich and creamy, with just the right amount of potatoes."

Type: Fish, Shellfish
Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

3   Clam juice - (8 oz ea)
1 lb 454g / 16ozRusset potatoes - peeled, and
  Cut into 1/2" pieces
2 tablespoons 30mlButter - (1/4 stick)
3   Bacon - finely chopped
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozChopped onions
1 1/4 cups 137g / 4.8ozChopped celery with leaves
  = (abt 2 large stalks)
2   Garlic cloves - chopped
1   Bay leaf
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozAll-purpose flour
6   Chopped clams - (6 1/2 oz ea) - drained, and
  Juices reserved
1 1/4 cups 296mlHalf-and-half
1 teaspoon 5mlHot pepper sauce
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Bring bottled clam juice and potatoes to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown, about 8 minutes. Add onions, celery, garlic and bay leaf and saute until vegetables soften, about 6 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes (do not allow flour to brown). Gradually whisk in reserved juices from clams. Add potato mixture, clams, half-and-half and hot pepper sauce. Simmer chowder 5 minutes to blend flavors, stirring frequently. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated. Bring to simmer before serving.)

This recipe yields 8 (first-course) or 4 (main-course) servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2000

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