Bacon Clam Chowder Recipes

BACON CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until potato is tender., Meanwhile, drain clams, reserving juice. Place clams in a small food processor; process until finely chopped., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cream until smooth; stir into pan. Add reserved clam juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until soup is thickened. Stir in butter, cayenne and clams; heat through. Top servings with bacon.

CLAM AND BACON CHOWDER

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes until they are tender. Drain them well, and divide in half. Leave half the potatoes as they are and mash the other half. Set aside.
• Put the bacon in a medium pot over medium heat. Cook until brown and crisp. Drain all the fat but 1 tbsp.
• Add the celery and onion into the pot with the bacon and cook for about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are soft and the onions are translucent.
• Add the milk into the pot and cook just until it is hot.
• Stir the mashed potato into the milk, then add in the diced potatoes, and thyme. Turn the heat down to low and simmer the chowder for about 5 minutes.
• Add the clams into the chowder, season it with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery and saute until softened, mixing often. Stir in the flour to distribute evenly. Add the stock, juice from 2 cans of chopped clams (reserve clams), cream, bay leaves, and potatoes and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, stirring consistently (the mixture will thicken), then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook 20 minutes, stirring often, until the potatoes are nice and tender. Then add clams and season to taste with salt and pepper, cook until clams are just firm, another 2 minutes.;
• Melt the butter in a large skillet and toss the bread cubes in the butter until browned and toasted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add parsley and season with salt and pepper.;

CONTEST-WINNING NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; set aside. Saute celery and onion in the drippings until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the potatoes, water, clam juice, bouillon, pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes., In a small bowl, combine flour and 1 cup half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes., Stir in clams and remaining half-and-half; heat through (do not boil). Crumble the cooked bacon; sprinkle over each serving.

NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER I

Steps:

• Place diced bacon in large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook until almost crisp; add onions, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in water and potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and cook uncovered for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
• Pour in half-and-half, and add butter. Drain clams, reserving clam liquid; stir clams and 1/2 of the clam liquid into the soup. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until heated through. Do not allow to boil.

NEW ENGLAND RAZOR CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel, reserving drippings in the pot.
• Cook and stir potatoes, onion, and garlic in the hot bacon drippings until onions are translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir flour into the potato mixture; cook together for about 1 minute. Add evaporated milk, heavy cream, liquid from clams, and bay leaf to the potato mixture; stir.
• Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium, and cook until the potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes. Add clams to the soup; cook until the clams are hot, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle bacon atop the soup. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

THICK AND CREAMY NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Add bacon to sauce pan and cook on medium low heat until crispy.
• Add onion and cook until translucent.
• Add clam juice from both cans.
• Add potatoes.
• Cook and cover until potatoes are fork tender, about 15-20 minutes.
• Stir occasionally so potatoes won't stick.
• Add clams, soup, cream, milk, and dill weed.
• Stir together.
• Add butter and let melt into the chowder.
• Cook for about 30-45 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir occasionally.

CLASSIC CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Start by making the clam broth: Put a large pot over medium heat, add the bacon and saute until the fat is rendered and the bacon is browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the cooked bacon pieces from the pot and reserve them for something else. Add a 1-count of olive oil, the onion, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the clams, lemon juice, white wine, and water and bring to a low boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 10 or 15 minutes to steam open the clams. Remove the clams from the pot, discarding any that don't open. Strain the broth into a bowl. Pull the clams out of their shells, chop them, and set them aside separately; discard the shells. Set the broth aside.
• Heat the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the bacon, onion, garlic, and thyme and cook until the bacon renders its fat and the vegetables are good and soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Dust the vegetables with flour and stir to coat everything well. Pour in the clam broth and bring to a boil. Add the cream and the potatoes, bring to a boil and boil hard for about 7 minutes, until the potatoes break down (this will help to thicken the soup and give it a good texture). Add the chopped clams and season with salt and pepper.
• Now add the 16 clams in their shells. Cover and simmer to open the clams, about 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley and serve hot, with the common crackers.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the crushed crackers in a bowl, add the oil and melted butter, and toss to coat the crackers with the fat. Spread on a baking sheet and bake until crisp and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Yield: 2 cups
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Inactive Prep Time: none
• Ease of preparation: easy

BACON CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain clams, reserving juice; set aside.
• Place the clams in a food processor; cover and process until finely chopped; set aside.
• In a large saucepan, combine the broth, potato, celery, onion, bouillon, and thyme.
• Bring to a boil.
• Decrease heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir in the reserved clam juice.
• Combine the cornstarch and cream until smooth; gradually stir into the soup.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in the butter, cayenne, and the clams.
• Cook and stir over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.
• Garnish with bacon.