Clam Chowder

Name: Clam Chowder
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1kg fresh clams, cleaned; 200g bacon, diced; 3 large potatoes, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 3 stalks celery, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 500ml fish or clam stock; 400ml double cream; 200ml whole milk; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp plain flour; oyster crackers and fresh parsley to serve

New England creamy clam chowder with bacon, potatoes and fresh clams — a bowl of pure coastal comfort.

Total time

60 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

1kgfresh clams, cleaned

200gbacon, diced

3large potatoes, diced

1large onion, diced

3 stalkscelery, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

500mlfish or clam stock

400mldouble cream

200mlwhole milk

2 tbspbutter

2 tbspplain flour

oyster crackers and fresh parsleyto serve

Instructions

Steam clams in 200ml water until they open, reserve liquid and remove meat.

Fry bacon until crispy, set aside.

Fry onion and celery in butter until soft, add garlic.

Add flour and cook 2 minutes.

Add stock and reserved clam liquid, bring to simmer.

Add potatoes and cook 15 minutes until tender.

Add cream, milk, clam meat and most of the bacon.

Simmer 5 minutes, season well, scatter with parsley and remaining bacon.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

1216

Protein

87.2g

Fat

81.3g

Carbs

28.3g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

2437mg

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