Brattens Clam Chowder Recipes

BRATTEN'S CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In large 4 quart pan brown bacon, onion and celery until onion and celery are transparent.
• Add clam juice from both cans clams and diced potatoes to bacon mixture.
• Pour enough water to cover potatoes and boil until potatoes are tender.
• In a separate large sauce pan melt 2 cubes butter on low heat.
• When butter is melted, slowly add 3/4 cup flour stirring constantly.
• Add 1 quart half and half STIR WITH WIRE WHISK until thick and smooth (very important).
• Pour over undrained vegetable mixture add vinegar and heat through.
• Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder to taste.

BRATTEN'S CLAM CHOWDER - COPYCAT

Steps:

• Drain juice from clams and pour over vegetables in very small sauce pan; add enough water to barely cover and simmer, covered over medium heat until barely tender.
• In meantime, melt butter, add flour and blend; cook, stirring constantly.
• Add cream and cook and stir with wire whip until smooth and thick.
• Add undrained vegetables, clams and vinegar and heat through.
• Season to taste.

BRATTONS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain juice from Clams over veggies in small pan.
• Add enough water to cover and simmer until tender.
• Meantime, melt butter, add flour & blend, cook stirring constantly.
• Add cream slowly & stir with wire whisk until smooth and thick.
• Add undrained veggies, clams & vinegar & heat through.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

BRATTENS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain and save juice from clams. In stock pot melt grease, add onions and celery, simmer about 5 minutes. Move simmered veggies to separate bowl, and add clam juice. In the stock pot place cube potatoes and add enough water to completely cover. Cook potatoes until fork tender, about 15 minutes. Add the onions and celery with the clam juice to pot reduce heat to low add bay leaf. In a medium sauce pan melt butter and add flour whisking until the mixture looks like bubbling wet sand. Add Half and Half to the rue. Stir until thickened and add to pot. Add sugar, salt, pepper. Simmer uncovered for at least 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Serve and enjoy with your favorite bread or crackers.

BRATTENS FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Put the prepared vegetables in a saucepan.
• Drain juice from clams and pour over the vegetables.
• Add enough water to BARELY cover.
• Simmer, covered over medium heat till barely tender.
• (DO NOT overcook!).
• In the meantime, melt butter in another medium saucepan.
• Add flour.
• Blend and cook, stirring constantly; add the cream.
• Cook and stir with wire whip, until smooth and thick.
• It is important that you stir constantly while cooking.
• Add undrained vegetables, clams and vinegar.
• Heat through, but do not boil again.

BRATTEN'S CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain juice from clams, pour over vegetables, add water to cover. Simmer until vegetables are tender.
• Melt butter in heavy saucepan. Add flour, blend until smooth. Stir constantly while slowly adding cream. Cook and stir with wire whip until thick and smooth.
• Add vegs, juice, clams. Heat through. Add salt, pepper and wine vinegar.

BRATTENS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain juice from clams, pour over vegetables, add water to cover. Simmer till vegetables are tender. Melt butter in heavy saucepan. Add flour blend till smooth. Stir constantly while slowly adding cream. Cook & stir with wire whip till thick & smooth. Add vegs, juice, clams. Heat through. Add salt, pepper & wine vinegar.