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Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy New England Clam Chowder

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New England Clam Chowder A real New England Clam Chowder NEVER thickens with flour or cornstarch. That will change the flavor and texture completely. Light cream and freshly ground pepper are added to the hot chowder just before adding the clams. You can cook New England Clam Chowder using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of New England Clam Chowder

  1. Prepare 4-6 ounces of bacon, diced.
  2. Prepare 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter.
  3. Prepare 1 cup of chopped onions.
  4. You need 4-6 tablespoons of flour.
  5. You need to taste of Fresh ground black pepper.
  6. You need to taste of Thyme.
  7. Prepare 5 cups of cooked diced potatoes.
  8. Prepare 1 quart of half and half.
  9. You need 1 cup of chicken broth (made from knorr homestyle stock).
  10. Prepare 3 (6 1/2 oz) of cans minced clams or 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams.
  11. It's 1 cup of clam juice.
  12. It's of Chopped Italian parsley.
  13. It's to taste of Fresh lemon juice.
  14. You need of Hot pepper sauce.
  15. It's of Salt.

I have never used canned clams but I'm sure they are similar to fresh. The addition of dairy is considered the biggest difference from other chowders. Be sure to check out our other wickedly good New England recipes! Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat.

New England Clam Chowder instructions

  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.

Add the onion and celery and saute until softened, mixing often. Stir in the flour to distribute evenly. Traditionally thickened with salted crackers, we rather use flour in our New England clam chowder. Unlike the Manhattan chowder, New England chowder doesn't include tomatoes. However, it often includes corn and/or herbs.