Potato And Clam Chowder Food

POTATO CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain clams, reserving clam juice. In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels., Add onion to drippings; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually stir in water and reserved clam juice; cook and stir until bubbly., Add potatoes and seasonings; bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally., Stir in milk, parsley and clams; heat through. Top with bacon.

LEEK AND POTATO SOUP WITH CLAMS

Steps:

• To cook the clams, place them in a heavy large skillet. Cover with the water and wine. Bring to a boil, cover the skillet, then reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes, shaking the skillet occasionally. With tongs, remove the clams that have opened and place them on a tray. Recover and cook for up to 3 to 4 more minutes. Discard any clams that have not opened. Line a fine sieve with a dampened paper towel. Strain the cooking liquid through the sieve into a heavy large saucepan.
• For the soup, add the leeks and potatoes to the saucepan with cooking liquid. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, for about 15 minutes. Add the cream. Coarsely mash the potatoes in the broth to thicken, using a mallet or potato masher. Season with salt and pepper. (This can be prepared ahead and cooled. Cover the clams and soup and set aside at cool room temperature for up to several hours.)
• To serve, remove the clams from their shells and mince. Pour any liquid from the shells back into the soup through the sieve and discard the shells. Thin the soup with additional liquid if necessary. Bring to a boil, stirring over medium-high heat. Add minced clams. Ladle into 4 soup bowls. Sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately.

POTATO AND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot saute (sweat) chopped onions in olive oil.
• Peel and dice potatoes into small bites and add to onions and olive oil.
• Add cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt.
• Cook potatoes with 1/4 cup of water covered until fork tender.
• In a small pan on medium heat mix butter and flour as if your were making a gravy or white sauce.
• Add flour and butter mixture to large pot and mix with potatoes.
• Pour 4 cups chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken.
• Add can of whole baby clams and chopped clams with juice.
• Pour in heavy cream.
• (Thickness varies. Mashing some of the potatoes or adding instant potatoes for thickening.).
• Cook for 30 minutes.
• Top with Old Bay Seasoning.

SWEET POTATO CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Peel and chop Sweet Potatoes.
• Chop Onions.
• Chop Turkey Bacon.
• Combine Onions, Sweet Potatoes, Clams, and Bacon in Crock pot. Cover with 1.5 cups of water. Cook on high for 3-4 hours.
• Stur in Milk, Cream, Flax Seed and allow to cook again 30 minutes to 1 hour.

CLAM AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• I like the veggies for this to be very finely chopped, almost pureed, so I ran the onion, celery and carrot through my food processor first. You can do this if you wish, or else skip this step and use the diced vegetables.
• In a large nonstick saucepan, heat a bit of wine or oil over medium heat. I prefer wine for this.
• Add onion, celery and carrot; stir and cook until onion is tender (about 5 minutes).
• Add potatoes, water, thyme, pepper and bay leaf. Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes, until potato is softened.
• Whisk milk, flour and potato flakes together in a bowl.
• Add milk mixture, the clams with their juice, and the Liquid Smoke to the saucepan. Stir and simmer for 2-4 minutes, until soup begins to thicken.
• Remove bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.