WEST COAST CLAM CHOWDER RECIPE:
Normally, I just add the chowder ingredients, without measuring, to my soup pot. I just taste and add them to my liking. For you, I have attempted to write down my family's recipe. Add or delete to your family's taste. ENJOY!
Provided by What's Cooking America
Categories Main Course Soup
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large soup pot over medium heat, saute bacon until crisp and golden brown. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon; drain bacon on paper towels (drain off the bacon fat from the soup pot). Set bacon aside. I do not add the bacon fat back to my clam chowder, but it is your choice!
- Reduce heat to low and add butter and stir until melted. Add onions and cook until they are translucent and soft (about 10 to 15 minutes). Sauteing the onions in the butter is important to achieve the excellent taste. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Add flour, salt, and pepper, stirring constantly until well blended. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly until sauce comes to a boil and thickens.
- Making a large quantity of clam chowder:
- Since I usually make a large pot (sometimes a couple of pots) of clam chowder for my family, I make a Roux with flour and butter for thickening the chowder to my liking:
- First use some of the butter to saute the onions.
- Then using equal parts of butter and flour, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Whisk the flour and butter together. Cook, stirring, it until the flour/butter mixture are well blended and starts to lose its raw flour smell. NOTE: A good guideline is to use 1 tablespoon of flour for every 2 cups of liquid you have, but adjust to your taste.
- Slowly add the milk to the roux, stirring constantly to blend well.
- My family likes a thinly-thickened chowder, but thicken to your liking.
- Add the cut-up potatoes and simmer approximately 10 to 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft.
- Add the cooked bacon, clams and clam liquid; simmer until thoroughly heated. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.
- Serve in large soup bowls. I sometimes like to add a dollop of butter on top of each bowl of clam chowder (your choice).
- Serve with crackers or bread.
- Our family likes to serve this clam chowder with Never-Fail Popovers.
- Makes 8 servings.
CLAM CHOWDER - WESTCOAST STYLE
This recipe took me several years to perfect and it has been enjoyed by everyone who like clam chowder, even those who did not like it previously. By puree'ing the tomatoes, you would hardly know that tomatoes were used.
Provided by William Uncle Bill
Categories Chowders
Time 1h25m
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a medium size frying pan, lightly fry chopped bacon until partially cooked.
- Drain and discard fat.
- Add chopped onions to bacon and saute' for 5 minutes, DO NOT BROWN, set aside.
- In a large cooking pot, add water and bring to boil.
- Add chopped carrots, cubed potatoes, salt and pepper.
- Puree' tomatoes in a food processor or blender and add to cooking pot.
- Add reserved bacon/onion mixture to pot and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until carrots and potatoes are tender; DO NOT OVERCOOK.
- Add diced celery and ketchup and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add clam nectar, baby clams and the liquid and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add milk, stirring constantly while adding and bring to just boil.
- Finally, add instant potato flakes, stir well and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Adjust seasonings to taste. (Add more instant potato flakes if soup is not thick enough to your liking.). The soup will thicken slightly the following day.
- Remove soup from heat and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
- Fresh baby clams may be used.
- You will require about 4 pounds of baby clams in the shell.
- In a pot, add 2 1/2 cups water and clams.
- Cover and bring to boil and cook for 5 to 8 minutes or until all clams are opened.
- Discard any clams that DO NOT OPEN.
- Save the liquid and pour through a very fine sieve to remove any particles and use the liquid in the soup same as the canned clams.
- Extract the clams from the shells and add to soup.
- This soup can be canned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.4, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 2.7, Cholesterol 26.6, Sodium 528.6, Carbohydrate 23.9, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 7.9, Protein 11.8
MY BEST CLAM CHOWDER
A delicious, traditional, cream based chowder, this recipe calls for the standard chowder ingredients: onion, celery, potatoes, diced carrots, clams, and cream. A little red wine vinegar is added before serving for extra flavor.
Provided by PIONEERGIRL
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Drain juice from clams into a large skillet over the onions, celery, potatoes and carrots. Add water to cover, and cook over medium heat until tender.
- Meanwhile, in a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in cream and stir constantly until thick and smooth. Stir in vegetables and clam juice. Heat through, but do not boil.
- Stir in clams just before serving. If they cook too much they get tough. When clams are heated through, stir in vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.2 calories, Carbohydrate 28.4 g, Cholesterol 136.6 mg, Fat 32.7 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 19.7 g, Sodium 712.3 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
CONTEST-WINNING NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
This is the best New England clam chowder recipe, ever! In the Pacific Northwest, we dig our own razor clams and I grind them for the chowder. Since these aren't readily available, the canned clams are perfectly acceptable. -Sandy Larson, Port Angeles, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 55m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 788mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 13g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
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