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Black Dog Tavern Clam Chowder Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 oz salt pork, rind removed (or 2 oz fatty pieces of bacon, diced)
2 c diced onion
1 c diced celery
3 c diced potatoes
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp ground black pepper
4 c shelled quahogs with juice - 6 lbs in shell (I use 4 6.5oz chopped canned clams )
1/2 c salted butter (1 stick)
1/2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 qts. light cream (I never use this much cream/milk; I usually use a mix of fat free milk and either light cream or half & half {fat free or regular}, start with 2 cups of each, depending on how thick or thin you want your chowder.)

Directions:
Directions:
Dice the salt pork or bacon and saute in a large pot until translucent. Add the onions and celery and saute for 5 minutes.
Separate clams and clam juice and pour in about 1 1/2 cups of the clam juice and add the potatoes and seasonings. Simmer the mixture until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan. When it is bubbling, add the flour and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often. This is called a "roux".
Roughly chop the clams, reserving any liquid
When the potatoes are tender, add the clams to the large pot and simmer for 2 minutes.
Stir in the roux and continue simmering for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently. This is your chowder base and will be thick.
In a separate saucepan, scald the cream/milk by heating it on high until small bubbles appear around the edges of the pan. Do not boil.
Stir in the hot scalded cream/milk into the chowder base, mix together, and remove from the heat.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4-6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
45 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe may seem hard, but it's not; don't be afraid. I've made this so many times I have adapted it: ie: I cut off and use the fatty edge or use fatty pieces of bacon to render the grease to saute the onions and celery; I use canned clams and will add all the drained juice, usually 2 cups to pot; I use 1/4c butter and 1/4 flour to make my roux; and the cream/milk adjustment noted in ingredients section.

 

 

 

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