New England Clam Chowder Recipe

click to rate

1 vote | 492 views

Ingredients

5 pounds quahogs, steamers, or other hard shelled clams or 1 pint of shucked clams plus 1 bottle of clam juice
1/4 cup salt
1 Tbsp corn starch
3 bay leaves
1/8 pound salt pork or 2 slices of bacon, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp white pepper
2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
3 Tbsp flour
1 cup milk ( 2% is fine)
Reserved liquid from cooking the clams (You’ll use about 2 cups)
1 cup heavy cream
salt to taste
Dash of cayenne (optional)
4 tsp chopped parsley (optional)
Preparing your clams

How good does this recipe look to you?

Click to rate it: