New England Clam Chowder

Name: New England Clam Chowder
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4-6 ounces bacon, diced; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 cup chopped onions; 4-6 tablespoons flour; to taste Fresh ground black pepper; to taste Thyme; 5 cups cooked diced potatoes; 1 quart half and half; 1 cup chicken broth (made from knorr homestyle stock); 3 (6 1/2 oz) cans minced clams or 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams; 1 cup clam juice; Chopped Italian parsley; to taste Fresh lemon juice; Hot pepper sauce; Salt

Bizy Mom @cook_4526780

Russellville, Missouri

Great recipe. Still trying to prefect it!

Bizy Mom @cook_4526780

Russellville, Missouri

Great recipe. Still trying to prefect it!

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Ingredients

6 servings

4-6 ouncesbacon, diced
4 tablespoonsunsalted butter
1 cupchopped onions
4-6 tablespoonsflour
to tasteFresh ground black pepper
to tasteThyme
5 cupscooked diced potatoes
1 quarthalf and half
1 cupchicken broth (made from knorr homestyle stock)
3 (6 1/2 oz)cans minced clams or 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams
1 cupclam juice
Chopped Italian parsley
to tasteFresh lemon juice
Hot pepper sauce
Salt

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Steps

1

Fry bacon until crisp
2

Remove bacon, set aside to be used later
3

Add butter to bacon grease, when melted add onions and saute until golden
4

Stir in flour and cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly
5

Stir in pepper and thyme
6

Add chicken broth, half and half, and potatoes
7

Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. (Be careful and watch that it doesn't cook above a simmer or very long!)
8

Add clams, clam juice, parsley; simmer another 5 minutes; stirring occasionally.
9

Add lemon juice, pepper sauce, and salt to taste
10

Serve with oyster crackers