Ingredients

  • 1 cup salt pork, diced to 1/4 inch
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup celery, diced
  • 1 stick unsalted butter (not margarine)
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 6 large potatoes, diced to 1/4 inch
  • 1/2 tsp caynne pepper
  • small can minced clams
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 cup Colby Jack cheese, shredded
  • paprika
  • 1 cup green onion, chopped
  • 1 (15 oz) bottle clam juice
  • 1 pint heavy cream

Method

  • Saute pork, onions, celery and 1/2 stick butter.
  • Stir in flour. Add potatoes and enough water to barely cover potatoes.
  • Cook, but leave slightly firm.
  • Add clam juice and minced clams.
  • Add remaining butter.
  • Add cayenne, white, and black peppers.
  • (Always taste before adding salt.)
  • Add cream.
  • Heat, but do not boil. Stir in cheese.
  • Place in bowls.
  • Sprinkle with paprika and garnish with chopped green onion.
  • Serve with crackers, use oyster crackers if available.