New England Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, new england clam chowder. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

A real New England Clam Chowder NEVER thickens with flour or cornstarch. That will change the flavor and texture completely. Light cream and freshly ground pepper are added to the hot chowder just before adding the clams.

New England Clam Chowder is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. New England Clam Chowder is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook new england clam chowder using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. Prepare 4-6 ounces bacon, diced
  2. Take 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  3. Prepare 1 cup chopped onions
  4. Make ready 4-6 tablespoons flour
  5. Prepare to taste Fresh ground black pepper
  6. Prepare to taste Thyme
  7. Prepare 5 cups cooked diced potatoes
  8. Take 1 quart half and half
  9. Take 1 cup chicken broth (made from knorr homestyle stock)
  10. Make ready 3 (6 1/2 oz) cans minced clams or 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams
  11. Make ready 1 cup clam juice
  12. Prepare Chopped Italian parsley
  13. Get to taste Fresh lemon juice
  14. Get Hot pepper sauce
  15. Make ready Salt

This New England Clam Chowder recipe gets bumped up several flavor notches and will have you coming back for seconds! Variations of New England clam chowder exist throughout the region and, depending on where you are, the consistency can be thin or thick. This New England Clam Chowder is the absolute best! This easy clam chowder recipe makes perfect comfort food for a cold night.

Steps to make New England Clam Chowder:
  1. Fry bacon until crisp
  2. Remove bacon, set aside to be used later
  3. Add butter to bacon grease, when melted add onions and saute until golden
  4. Stir in flour and cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly
  5. Stir in pepper and thyme
  6. Add chicken broth, half and half, and potatoes
  7. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. (Be careful and watch that it doesn't cook above a simmer or very long!)
  8. Add clams, clam juice, parsley; simmer another 5 minutes; stirring occasionally.
  9. Add lemon juice, pepper sauce, and salt to taste
  10. Serve with oyster crackers

Made with bacon, plenty of potatoes, and with just the right amount of cream, you will be a chowder master with my instructions for how to make clam chowder. Creamy clam chowder originates from New England, but its popularity stretches even to San Francisco, where seafood restaurants and streetside kiosks hawk creamy clam chowder in hollowed-out sourdough bread bowls by the bay. This New England clam chowder is delicious! Tender clams and potatoes are combined in a creamy broth flavored with clam juice and cream, and a Jack has very strong opinions about what makes a good New England clam chowder. Fresh clams and simple flavors are a must, and the consistency.

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