Allclammedupclamchowder Recipes

CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed saucepot, render the salt pork until just crisp. Remove and discard. Sweat the onion in the pork fat until tender. Add the potatoes and cover with milk. Bring to a boil and let simmer until potatoes are soft. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a separate pot, fitted with a steamer basket, bring the reserved clam juice to a boil. Add clams and cover. Steam for three minutes until all clams are open. Remove the clams as they open and transfer to a bowl. Add the steaming juices to the pot with the chowder. Using a stick blender puree to desired consistency. Adjust seasonings.
• Finely chop the drained canned clams. Fold into the chowder. Serve with steamed clams, parsley, sour cream and grape tomatoes, as garnish.

CLASSIC CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup kettle, fry bacon over medium heat until bacon crisps, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon; set aside.
• Keep 2 tablespoons bacon fat in pan. (If necessary, add oil to yield 2 tablespoons.) Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add thyme and bay leaves; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds or so.
• Whisk in mashed potatoes, clam juice (bottled and what you've drained from the clams) and 1 cup of water. Add new potatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat; continue to simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in clams, cream and parsley; season with salt and pepper.
• Heat through and serve, garnishing each bowl with reserved bacon.

THE BEST DAMN CLAM CHOWDER EVER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, brown prosciutto, or bacon over medium-low heat until crisp.
• Add the onion and cook until softened.
• Add the flour and stir until lightly colored, about a minute.
• Slowly whisk in the clam broth, reserved clam liquid, potatoes, bay leaf and thyme. Simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the clams, cream, fresh parsley, salt and white pepper.
• Bring to a simmer and serve immediately.
• (You may substitute any type of shellfish, or even fish for the clams in this recipe.).

JAZZED-UP CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 1-1/2-qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the clam chowder, corn and milk. Cover and microwave on high until heated through, 4-6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes. Sprinkle servings with cheese, bacon and chives.

CLAM CHOWDER FOR ONE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook potato, onion, salt and pepper in water until vegetables are tender (do not drain). Add clams, milk, butter and bacon; heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

BARBRA BUSH'S ALL AMERICAN CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp.
• Drain on paper towel.
• Saute onion in same skillet as bacon until soft.
• Add clam juice& potatoes.
• Cover& cook over low heat until potatoes are tender, 15 min.
• Melt butter in sauce pan.
• Add flour& mix together.
• Add milk& blend until smooth.
• Add clam juice& potatoes; cook& stir until thickened.
• Add soup, bacon, clams,& pepper; cook over low heat until heated through, Serve with oyster crackers, if desired.

ALL CLAMMED UP CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook the bacon til crisp; drain on paper towel.
• Crumble and set aside.
• Cook onion in the bacon grease until translucent.
• Stir in the flour, salt and pepper.
• Cook 1 minute.
• Lower heat til very low.
• Drain the clams reserving the juice.
• In a separate pan, cook the potatoes in the clam liquid and water.
• When potatoes are tender, put the potatoes, liquid, dry milk in with the flour mix.
• Bring to boiling; stir while it thickens.
• Add clams and bacon; heat 5 minutes more.
• Serve.