Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, new england clam chowder. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look 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 recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. New England Clam Chowder is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook new england clam chowder using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:
- Prepare 4 slices bacon
- Get 2 Tbsp butter
- Get 2 celery ribs
- Take 1 large carrot
- Get 2 leeks, white and light green
- Take 2 russet potatoes
- Make ready 1 ear sweet corn
- Get 2 (8 oz) bottles clam juice
- Get 3 (6.5 oz) cans chopped clams
- Take 3 Tbsp flour
- Take 1 cup heavy cream
- Prepare 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
- Take 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- Take 2 bay leaves
- Take to taste black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt
New England clam chowder is an ionic and hearty soup that can be a little intimidating to make at home. Even using fresh clams, this soup is a fun way to enjoy a favorite homemade soup that's creamy, satisfying, and full of amazing flavors!! This New England Clam Chowder recipe gets bumped up several flavor notches and will have you coming back for seconds! Today, New England Clam Chowder is still served at Ye Olde Union Oyster House in Boston, the nation's oldest continuously operating restaurant, where it has been on.
Steps to make New England Clam Chowder:
- Cut root and dark green from leeks. Cut in half lengthwise and thinly slice. Add to large bowl of cold water. Swish around to clean out the dirt and sand. Remove from water with slotted spoon.
- Chop celery and carrot into fine dice. Cut corn from cob. Peel and chop potatoes into small 1/2" dice. Put potatoes in cold water until ready to use.
- Add bacon to pot and cook on med-low until crisp. Remove for later garnish and save drippings in pot.
- To the bacon grease add butter, leeks, carrots and celery. Cook until soft - about 10 minutes.
- Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes. Add clam juice and liquid from strained clams. Turn heat to medium and bring to boil.
- Add potatoes, corn, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, black pepper and cayenne pepper. I did not add salt because the bacon, clam juice and clams had sufficient salt. Taste and add salt if needed.
- When potatoes are fork tender, turn heat back to med-low. Add clams and heavy cream. Heat 5-10 minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.
- Serve with reserved bacon for garnish. Enjoy!
What constitutes a true New England clam chowder is a matter of much debate. When the clams are cool enough to handle, remove the meat. This lightened-up New England Clam Chowder recipe is made with milk instead of heavy cream. Yet it's just as rich, creamy, hearty and delicious a clam chowder soup as ever. First time making Clam Chowder I don't have anything bad to say about this recipe as it is my first time making clam chowder.
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