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bottles of clam juice russet potatoes butter bacon onions celery garlic bay leaf flour baby clams pepper sauce
Viewed: 115 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 3 8 oz. bottles of clam juice
- 1 lb. russet potatoes, peeled, diced
- 2 T. (1/4 stick) butter
- 3 slices of bacon, finely chopped
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 1/4 cup diced celery
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 4 10 oz. cans of whole baby clams
- 1 1/4 cups half and half
- 1 t. hot pepper sauce
Method
- Melt butter in large pot over medium heat.
- Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown.
- Add onions, celery, garlic and bay leaf and saute until vegetables are soften, about 6 mins.
- Stir in flour and cook 2 mins.
- (do not allow flour to brown)
- Gradually whisk in the bottles of clam juice.
- Add potatoes, clams with the juice, half and half and hot pepper sauce.
- Simmer chowder for 5 mins.
- to blend flavors, stirring frequently.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
