Creamy Clam Chowder Food

CREAMY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, celery, and onion until onion is translucent.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Whisk in flour to form a roux, cooking until bubbly.
• Whisk in 1 jar of clam juice, until smooth.
• Stir in onion mixture.
• Pour in half-and-half,and rest of clam juice, stirring constantly.
• Stir in clams, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
• Season with pepper and serve.

NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery and saute until softened, mixing often. Stir in the flour to distribute evenly. Add the stock, juice from 2 cans of chopped clams (reserve clams), cream, bay leaves, and potatoes and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, stirring consistently (the mixture will thicken), then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook 20 minutes, stirring often, until the potatoes are nice and tender. Then add clams and season to taste with salt and pepper, cook until clams are just firm, another 2 minutes.;
• Melt the butter in a large skillet and toss the bread cubes in the butter until browned and toasted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add parsley and season with salt and pepper.;

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.

CREAMY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion, carrots and celery in butter until tender. Stir in potato soup and two cans of undrained clams. Drain and discard juice from remaining can of clams; add clams to soup. , Combine cornstarch and a 1 cup of cream until smooth; stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Gradually stir in the remaining cream; heat through.

LISA'S CREAMY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a large soup pan over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. Add butter, potatoes, celery, carrots, onion, salt, and black pepper. Reduce heat to low. Cook and stir 10 minutes. Sprinkle in flour and stir 1 minute. Add milk, clam juice, clams, lemon juice, thyme, cayenne pepper, garlic salt, and onion powder. Simmer on low until potatoes are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Add cream and simmer 5 minutes more.
• To thicken chowder if necessary, combine cornstarch and water together in a bowl. Add cornstarch mixture to chowder and stir until incorporated and chowder is thickened.

CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• First, shuck the clams and remove the bellies. Clean the clams and then chop them into small pieces. Put to the side until ready to add to the pot.
• Heat the butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the celery and sweet onion and cook, mixing often, until they begin to soften. Next, sprinkle in the salt, black pepper and seafood boil seasoning. Add the self-rising flour to make a roux. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Stir in the clams and clam juice.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon and finely chop. Add to the pot. Add the potatoes along with the scallions. Stir to combine. Lastly, add the milk and half-and-half. Stir to warm. Serve in a bowl with parsley as a garnish.

CLAM CHOWDER RECIPE

Steps:

• In a heavy bottomed soup pot or dutch oven, Saute chopped bacon over med/high heat until browned, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside on paper towels. You should have about 3-4 Tbsp bacon fat in the pot; remove extra fat if you wish, but I left it in ;).
• In the same pot with bacon fat add in 2 sliced carrots, 2 stalks celery (diced), 1 small onion (finely diced) and saute over med/high until soft and golden (7-8 min). Sprinkle with 4 Tbsp flour and stir to combine. Sautee another minute.
• Stir in 2 cups chicken broth, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 tsp tabasco, 2 cans chopped clams with juice, 1 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/4 tsp pepper, and about 1 to 1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste. Bring to a light boil.
• Add 1 1/2 lbs cubed potatoes, 1 cup heavy cream and 2 cups milk. Stir to combine, cover and lightly boil until potatoes are easily pierced with a fork, stirring occasionally (17-20 mins). It will thicken as it cools. If it's too thick, you can add a little milk to thin it out.
• To serve, garnish with your browned bacon, finely chopped cilantro (cilantro takes it to the next level) and serve with crackers or crusty bread.

THICK AND CREAMY NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Add bacon to sauce pan and cook on medium low heat until crispy.
• Add onion and cook until translucent.
• Add clam juice from both cans.
• Add potatoes.
• Cook and cover until potatoes are fork tender, about 15-20 minutes.
• Stir occasionally so potatoes won't stick.
• Add clams, soup, cream, milk, and dill weed.
• Stir together.
• Add butter and let melt into the chowder.
• Cook for about 30-45 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir occasionally.

CREAMY DAIRY FREE CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place a large pot over medium heat, and when the pan is hot, add the bacon. Sauté until the bacon renders it's fat and is crispy.
• Scoop out the bacon bits and set them aside. Pour out some of the bacon fat if there's too much, you'll need around 2-3 tablespoons in the pan.
• Add the onion, garlic, and celery to the pan. Sauté over medium low temperature until the onion begins to turn translucent and is soft.
• Add the thyme, stir to combine, then add the bay leaf, reserved juice from the clams, the bottle of clam juice, and the chicken stock.
• Stir to combine again, then add the potatoes and bacon bits. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to maintain a simmer. Cook until the potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. When the potatoes are done, remove the bay leaf.
• Then using a ladle, scoop out 2 cups of the cooked potatoes, draining off excess liquid, and add them to a blender. Don't worry about spooning out the other ingredients with the potatoes, this won't matter.
• Add the coconut cream to the blender with the potatoes, then blend on low speed just until the potatoes are mostly smooth.
• Add the potato/coconut cream mixture back to the chowder and stir to combine. Turn the heat off and add the clams. Stir again, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately. Any leftovers reheat well on the stove top. This soup doesn't freeze super well because the potatoes tend to come out with a mushy texture.

WINTER NIGHT CREAMY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain clams in colander, reserving liquid in large bowl. Allow liquid to sit still to let any sand that may be in it to drop to the bottom of the bowl.
• In a large, heavy pot, in the rendered fat and 2 Tablespoons of butter, sweat the onions and celery until tender.
• Add garlic, thyme, potatoes, clams, clam juice and cooked bacon.
• Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15-20 minutes.
• In the meantime, whisk the flour and the cup of milk together and let stand, whisking occasionally, until the flour and milk are completely smooth. Then add the 2 cups of half & half and the white wine.
• Add this mixture to the pot and slowly bring to a simmer, stirring all the time! Simmer for 5 minutes or more, tasting to make sure the flour has cooked.
• Now add the fresh lemon juice and let this wonderful chowder sit on your stovetop for about 1 hour, to let the flavors marry and use the time to heat up a crusty bread, make a salad if you want, and serve.
• It's always way better the next day! So you can cool it off in the refrigerator uncovered and stir now and again, then cover and store till the next day.
• This freezes well, but is better fresh!

CREAMY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, bring clams and 1 cup water to a boil. Cover; cook until clams have opened, 3 to 5 minutes (discard any that do not open). Transfer clams to a bowl. Strain liquid into a measuring cup; add water to yield 1 cup. Remove clam meat from shells; coarsely chop.
• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium-low heat until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat. Add onion and celery; cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add thyme, potatoes, cooking liquid, and 1 more cup water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Puree about 1 cup mixture in a blender until smooth. Stir puree back into soup; add cream. Simmer over low heat until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Add clams and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY CLAM CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter, sauté onion, leeks, garlic, celery, potato and peppers till translucent.
• Add canned corns juice from canned clams and jar clam juice.
• Simmer 15 minutes.
• Add milk, cream, and simmer 5 more minutes.
• Add clams season to your taste with salt, pepper, and Old Bay seasoning.
• Simmer till warmed.
• Serve with crusty French or rye bread!

CREAMY CHEESY CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Steam clams open in a cup of wine in a heavy pot.
• Remove from pot and cool.
• Remove clams from shells.
• Rinse the clams well.
• Strain clam broth through a mesh screen or cheesecloth.
• Add strained broth, broth from canned baby clams, and enough bottled clam juice or water to equal 4 cups.
• Set aside.
• In a heavy pot over MEDIUM heat,cook bacon pieces till crisp add butter melt and cook the onion,celery, carrots, and garlic until translucent.
• Slowly stir in the flour and cook for two minutes, stirring well.
• Add reserved clam juices to the sauté mixture.
• Bring to a boil; whisking thoroughly to break up any lumps, and then reduce heat.
• Add creams and simmer 20 minutes.
• Add white pepper, thyme, potatoes, peas, and steamed clams& the can of baby clams.
• Add cheese till melted through.
• Do not allow to boil as this will toughen the clams.
• Season with salt and hot pepper sauce to taste.
• Garnish with scallions.