Recipe of Anthony Bourdain New England Clam Chowder

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, new england clam chowder. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

New England Clam Chowder is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. New England Clam Chowder is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Rinse the clams several times under cold running water. 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.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook new england clam chowder using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:

1. Take 10 strips bacon
2. Get 2 tablespoon butter
3. Get 2 stalks celery chopped
4. Take 1 leek fine chopped
5. Take 1 onion finely chopped
6. Prepare 3 cloves garlic minced
7. Take 4 small russet potatoes peeled and diced
8. Get 1 cup chicken broth
9. Take 8 0z bottle clam juice
10. Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
11. Prepare 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
12. Get 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped
13. Prepare 1/3 cup flour
14. Make ready 2 cups half & half
15. Get 20 oz canned whole clams drained *give or take based on can
16. Make ready leaf Bay
17. Prepare Chopped green onion or chives for garnish

New England clam chowder normally contains clams, potatoes, onions, salted pork and milk or cream. The addition of dairy is considered the biggest difference from other chowders. Be sure to check out our other wickedly good New England recipes! Directions Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water.

Instructions to make New England Clam Chowder:

1. In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. ** I baked mine on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven until crispy and transferred drippings to pot
2. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain; set aside. Add butter to the drippings (you can spoon out some of the drippings if you don’t want to ues that much); saute celery, leek, and onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the potatoes, broth, clam juice, salt, pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
3. In a small bowl, combine flour and 1 cup half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into the soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
4. Stir in (drained) clams and remaining half-and-half; heat through (do not boil); turn down to low heat; add the bay leaf. Cook for additional 2-3 minutes on low heat. Add in 5 strips of crumbled bacon.
5. Crumble the reserved strips of bacon. Garnish chowder with crumbled bacon and fresh chopped chives.

Be sure to check out our other wickedly good New England recipes! Directions Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring bottled clam juice and potatoes to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat. In a large dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp and fat is rendered. Add the potatoes and the reserved clam broth and bring to a boil.

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