Clam Chowder The Simple Way Food

CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Rinse the clams in several changes of cold water and drain well. Tip the clams into a large pan with 500ml of water. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer for 2 mins until the clams have just opened. Tip the contents of the pan into a colander over a bowl to catch the clam stock. When cool enough to handle, remove the clams from their shells - reserving a handful of empty shells for presentation if you want. Strain the clam stock into a jug, leaving any grit in the bottom of the bowl. You should have around 800ml stock.
• Heat the butter in the same pan and sizzle the bacon for 3-4 mins until it starts to brown. Stir in the onion, thyme and bay and cook everything gently for 10 mins until the onion is soft and golden. Scatter over the flour and stir in to make a sandy paste, cook for 2 mins more, then gradually stir in the clam stock then the milk and the cream.
• Throw in the potatoes, bring everything to a simmer and leave to bubble away gently for 10 mins or until the potatoes are cooked. Use a fork to crush a few of the potato chunks against the side of the pan to help thicken - you still want lots of defined chunks though. Stir through the clam meat and the few clam shells, if you've gone down that route, and simmer for a minute to reheat. Season with plenty of black pepper and a little salt, if needed, then stir through the parsley just before ladling into bowls or hollowed-out crusty rolls.

CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, until crispy. Drain bacon on paper towels, leaving bacon fat in pot.
• Add butter to pot and melt over medium heat, then add onion and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and flour and cook until garlic is fragrant and flour turns pale golden, about 1 minute.
• Add clam juice, half-and-half, and broth, whisking constantly until combined. Stir in potatoes, thyme, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add clams and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper. If chowder is too thick, gradually stir in more half-and-half until you reach your desired consistency. Discard thyme and bay leaf.
• Top with bacon and chives. Serve with crackers alongside.

CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat add the bacon and cook until slightly crisp and no longer pink. Remove it to a plate with a slotted spoon.
• Add the onion, celery, and garlic and cook until tender. Add the flour and stir.
• Add in the juice from the clams, chicken broth, milk, and half and half, then stir until there aren't any clumps. Add in the potatoes.
• Bring the pot to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer until the potatoes are tender and the soup is thick. Stir in the clams and salt and pepper to taste. Top with crumbled bacon and serve.

QUICK AND EASY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. , In the same skillet, saute onion in reserved drippings until tender. Stir in soup and milk. Add the clams, lemon juice, thyme, pepper and bacon; cook until heated through. Garnish with parsley.

CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain the clams, adding the juice from the cans to a large stock pot. Set the clams aside.
• Add chicken broth and diced potatoes to the pot (the liquid should just barely cover the potatoes). Bring to a simmer, add the bay leaf, and cook until the potatoes are barely fork tender, about 5-6 minutes.
• While the potatoes cook, in a second pot, heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat until the butter is melted. Add the onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic and cook until tender, about 4-5 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 30 seconds. Gradually stir in the milk and half and half, whisking as you add them to break up any clumps of flour. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until the thickened, about 5 minutes
• Stir the creamy mixture into the potatoes. Stir in the salt, pepper, vinegar, and reserved clams. Cook for 5 more minutes.

EASY AND DELICIOUS CLAM CHOWDER!

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed pot brown the bacon, then add in onions, celery, thyme, bay leaf and garlic (if using); saute for about 4 minutes.
• Add in wine, whipping cream, milk and the juice from the clams (save the clams to add in the end).
• Add in the grated potato; bring to a slow simmer and cook for about 20 minutes until the grated potato softens, releases the starches and thickens the chowder base.
• Add in the reserved clam meat, evapoated milk and chopped parsley; bring to JUST a simmer and remove from heat.
• Season with salt and lots of black pepper.
• Delicious!

INSTANT POT CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Rotate your instant saucepan to sauté, heat the oil and cook the bacon in batches until crisp. Withdraw and reserve.
• Cook the chopped onion for about a minute and the garlic for about 30 seconds.
• Add clams with juice to the pot. Add the bacon to the pot with all the other ingredients except sour cream, cream and cornstarch.
• Cover and adjust to manual pressure / high pressure for 10 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Allow natural pressure release.
• Turn the pot back to stir fry. In a separate cup, mix cream and cornstarch until smooth and add to Instant Pot.
• Add sour cream to the pot and stir to combine.
• Use a potato masher to puree the potatoes in the soup, leaving some lumps. Let simmer for a few minutes.
• Turn off, garnish with bacon and green onion, and serve hot.

EASY NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan, brown bacon over medium heat (do not drain drippings).
• Add potato and onion and saute for about 7 minutes.
• Drain the minced clams and reserve the liquid.
• Add clam juice and reserved clam liquid to mixture in saucepan.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until potato is tender.
• Stir in cream and clams and bring to a slow simmer.
• DO NOT BOIL.
• Serve with crackers.

MY BEST CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain juice from clams into a large skillet over the onions, celery, potatoes and carrots. Add water to cover, and cook over medium heat until tender.
• Meanwhile, in a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in cream and stir constantly until thick and smooth. Stir in vegetables and clam juice. Heat through, but do not boil.
• Stir in clams just before serving. If they cook too much they get tough. When clams are heated through, stir in vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.

NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER I

Steps:

• Place diced bacon in large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook until almost crisp; add onions, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in water and potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and cook uncovered for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
• Pour in half-and-half, and add butter. Drain clams, reserving clam liquid; stir clams and 1/2 of the clam liquid into the soup. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until heated through. Do not allow to boil.