Easiest Way to Make Perfect Clam Chowder

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, clam chowder. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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. New England clam chowder normally contains clams, potatoes, onions, salted pork and milk or cream. The addition of dairy is considered the biggest difference from other chowders.

Clam Chowder is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Clam Chowder is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have clam chowder using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Clam Chowder:

1. Make ready 4 cans minced clams
2. Take 6 strips bacon
3. Get 1.5 C minced onions
4. Prepare 1 C diced celery
5. Get 1 C diced carrots
6. Get 3 medium diced red potatoes
7. Prepare 1 Knorr concentrated chicken stock
8. Take 1.5 C chicken stock
9. Take 2 C heavy cream
10. Get 2 bay leaves
11. Make ready 1 tsp black pepper
12. Make ready 1 tsp thyme
13. Make ready 1/3 C flour

Stir in the flour to distribute evenly. Add just enough water to cover mixture. Clam chowder is especially tasty when it's served with a sprinkle of fresh thyme, bacon crumbles and crispy oyster crackers on top. If you like your chowder on the thick side, add another tablespoon of flour after it is done in the pressure cooker. —Taste of HomeTest Kitchen Steam for three minutes until all clams are open.

Steps to make Clam Chowder:

1. Drain clam juice into a separate container and set both juice and meat aside.
2. Cut bacon into small pieces and cook over medium heat in a 6 qt dutch oven. Once bacon begins to get slightly crispy, add onion.
3. Saute onion for 5 minutes or until translucent. Add celery, carrots, and 1 small container of Knorr concentrated chicken stock. Mix well and saute for 5 minutes.
4. Add flour and saute for another 5 minutes while stirring constantly to avoid clumps.
5. Stir in liquid chicken stock, clam juice from cans, potatoes, pepper, thyme, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover, and simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
6. Remove bay leaves and stir in heavy cream. Bring to boil, then lower heat. Simmer on low for 15 minutes.
7. Stir in minced clam.
8. Serve and enjoy!

Clam chowder is especially tasty when it's served with a sprinkle of fresh thyme, bacon crumbles and crispy oyster crackers on top. If you like your chowder on the thick side, add another tablespoon of flour after it is done in the pressure cooker. —Taste of HomeTest Kitchen Steam for three minutes until all clams are open. Remove the clams as they open and transfer to a bowl. Add the steaming juices to the pot with the chowder. Using a stick blender puree to desired.

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