New England Clam Chowder (Homestyle)

Name: New England Clam Chowder (Homestyle)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tins (400g each) clams, liquid reserved; 200g bacon, diced; 2 celery stalks, diced; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 3 medium potatoes, diced; 3 cups whole milk; 1 cup cream; 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp plain flour; 1 tsp thyme; salt and white pepper to taste; oyster crackers to serve

A thick and creamy Boston-style clam chowder with potato and bacon. Using the clam liquid itself as the base for simmering the potatoes, rather than plain water, carries real clam flavour through the whole pot.

Total time

40 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

2 tins (400g each)clams, liquid reserved

200gbacon, diced

2celery stalks, diced

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

3medium potatoes, diced

3 cupswhole milk

1 cupcream

3 tbspbutter

3 tbspplain flour

1 tspthyme

salt and white pepperto taste

oyster crackersto serve

Instructions

Cook bacon until crispy. Remove.

Sauté onion, celery and garlic in butter. Stir in flour.

Add clam liquid, milk and potato. Simmer 15 minutes.

Add clams, cream and thyme. Heat through.

Season and serve topped with bacon and crackers.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

766

Protein

52.8g

Fat

49.7g

Carbs

27g

Fiber

1.1g

Sodium

1555mg

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