Ed's Easy Clam Chowder

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Chris Ditty
Chris Ditty @Cditty68
Cape Coral

This is a dump and run recipe. I get the biggest raves from anyone who tries it. It was a very good friend of mine who passed a number of years ago who came up with it.

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Ingredients

8 servings
  1. 4 cansclam chowder ( I use Snows)
  2. 2 canschopped clams ( again Snows )
  3. 2 bottlesclam juice (suprise Snows)
  4. 1 lbbacon diced
  5. 1lg yellow onion diced
  6. 1 lbbutter
  7. 1 qthalf and half
  8. 2 cansdiced potatos
  9. 1/2 cwhite wine

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    In a 6 qt pot render the bacon until crisp, then remove bacon ( to drain on a couple of paper towels), and all but about 3 tablespoons of the bacon grease.

  2. 2

    Sweat the onion in the reserved bacon grease, until translucent.

  3. 3

    Deglaze the pot with the wine and reduce until almost dry.

  4. 4

    Add potatos, clams ( juice and all), clam chowder, half and half, clam juice, and bring to a simmer over med high heat. Stir every few mins or it will scorch.

  5. 5

    Reduce heat add butter, bacon, and i table spoon of fresh parsly.

  6. 6

    Serve with crackers.

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Self proclaimed food anarchist, always willing to do whatever it takes to make my recipes work.
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