New England Clam Chowder

Just earlier Christmas my immature adult woman as well as I took a trip to Chattanooga for a menage unit of measurement infant shower.  While inwards town nosotros had the chance to catch some of my favorite people inwards the whole world, C.A. as well as Vivian.  They are fun, generous as well as wise, as well as accept been honey friends for almost xxx years.  For a existent process they took Allie and me to dinner at the ‘Country Club.’  Chattanooga has a pretty fantastic province social club amongst a beautiful golf game course, wonderful banquet facilities as well as a darn skillful eating seat or two.  Since they know the hostess, chef as well as waitress all past times their kickoff names, it’s safe to tell they also know what to order.  They both proclaimed the clam chowder delicious then I had to hand it a try.  It was very, really skillful as well as I would accept it over again inwards a pump beat.

Ever since I had that warm, creamy, hearty bowl of deliciousness, I’ve had it inwards the dorsum of my heed that I should brand clam chowder.  It took me a piece to interrogation recipes as well as live on works life 1 that sounded nigh right.  I made my normal minimal tweaks as well as was really pleased amongst the results.  I can’t tell it was equally skillful equally the chef’s exceptional chowder at the Chattanooga Golf as well as Country Club, simply it was hearty, creamy, warm as well as yummy! 

You’ll involve celery, onion, garlic, potatoes, water, clam juice, chicken bouillon, pepper, thyme, cornstarch, half-and-half, 2 cans of chopped claims, as well as bacon.  Note:  I intend this is the kickoff fourth dimension you’ve seen bacon on SRFD.  We don’t accept it ofttimes simply believe it adds a lot of season to this soup.

Cook the bacon inwards a dutch oven until crisp.  Remove to a plate covered amongst newspaper towels to drain.  Set aside. 

Next saute the onions as well as celery inwards the bacon drippings until tender.  Add the minced garlic as well as create some other infinitesimal or two. 

Stir inwards the potatoes, water, clam juice, bouillon, pepper as well as thyme.  Bring the soup to a boil.  Reduce the oestrus as well as simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

In a form out bowl, whisk together 1 loving cup of half-and-half as well as the cornstarch until blended.  Gradually stir into the soup.  Bring the mixture to a boil as well as create for a distich of minutes until thickened.

Rinse as well as drain the clams.

Stir inwards the remaining half-and-half as well as the clams as well as oestrus until steaming, simply non boiling.

Serve at nowadays amongst crumbled bacon.

New England Clam Chowder

(adapted from a recipe on Taste of Home)

4 center-cut bacon strips
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
4 modest Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled as well as cubed
1 loving cup water
1 8-ounce bottle clam juice
3 teaspoons chicken bouillon granulates
1/2 teaspoon freshly the world pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups half-and-half, divided
2 (6 1/2 ounce cans) chopped claims, rinsed as well as drained

In a Dutch oven, create the bacon until crisp.  Remove to a newspaper towel covered plate to drain.  Set aside.  Saute the celery as well as onion inwards the bacon drippings until tender.  Add the minced garlic as well as create for some other infinitesimal or two.  Add the potatoes, water, clam juice, bouillon, pepper as well as thyme.  Bring the soup to a boil.  Reduce the heat, as well as simmer uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

In a modest bowl or mensuration cup, whisk the cornstarch into 1 loving cup half-and-half until blended.  Gradually stir the mixture into the soup.  Bring it to a boil over again as well as create for some other 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened.
Stir inwards the claims as well as remaining 1 loving cup of half-and-half.  Heat the chowder until steaming simply non boiling equally the clams volition croak rubbery.  Crumble each serving amongst reserved chopped bacon.

Hey it’s Fri as well as nosotros accept a 3 hateful solar daytime weekend from work!  Woooohooo!  I conception to arrive the kitchen as well as produce something fun.  I gauge you’ll accept to cheque dorsum on Mon as well as meet if ‘they’ turned out good. 

They (various weathermen) tell nosotros may accept snowfall Sunday, or nosotros may not.  I love a precise forecast – whatever!  Spring is to a greater extent than or less the corner anyway.  I tin tell because nosotros already accept Robins inwards the yard, the Finches are dorsum as well as all the birds are singing. 

Thanks then much for stopping past times as well as accept a lovely weekend! 

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com