Chef Amelia's Clam Chowder Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 3# can of clams from Sysco or GFS
3 Oz of chopped bacon
3 T butter
1 Large onion diced very small
2 #s potatoes dice small (about 1/2 inch)
1 1/2 quart milk. I use fat free
1 can evaporated milk
Salt
pepper
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Directions:1. In your soup pan, slowly fry the chopped bacon to render the fat out. Don't overcook the little pieces. Remove the fried pieces and reserve the fat. You will be putting the bacon back in later.
2. Add 3 T of butter. Dice onion and add to pot and slowly cook making sure not to burn.
3. Add diced potatoes and cook for a few more minutes in butter onion mixture.
4. Open large can of clams and pour juice into pan but not the clams. Slowly boil the potatoes with lid on for about 15-20 minutes to soften them. I add about 2 tsp of salt at this point.
5. When potatoes are soft, stir in the clams and cook for about 3 minutes but no longer so you don't toughen the clams.
6. Add the milk and condensed milk and slowly heat. Do not let it get to a boil and separate. The chowder will ripen as it warms. This is where you can add a bit of pepper and more salt if needed. This is pretty lean chowder but you can always add more butter at this point. DO NOT LET BOIL!!!!!
7. LIKE A LOT OF SOUPS, It also does great to put in the fridge overnight and let flavors meld and then slowly heat the next day. |
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Notes: Amelia started eating chowder at 3 and loves it so you know it has to be good.
This was adapted from an old Maine cookbook. This isn't a goopy thick chowder but a real milk based traditional style. You have to get the good canned clams from GFS or Sysco in the big 3# cans. The key is not adding any outside water, you will soften the potatoes in the clam juice from the can.
I've had good luck freezing this.
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