New England Clam Chowder (Classic)

Name: New England Clam Chowder (Classic)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 600g clams, scrubbed (or 3 tins drained clams); 4 rashers bacon, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 3 stalks celery, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 medium potatoes, diced; 3 tbsp plain flour; 2 cups clam juice or fish stock; 2 cups whole milk; 1 cup cream; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp dried thyme; oyster crackers to serve

A creamy Boston-style clam chowder, thick with tender potatoes and briny clams, warming on a cold day.

Total time

50 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

600gclams, scrubbed (or 3 tins drained clams)

4 rashersbacon, diced

1large onion, diced

3 stalkscelery, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2medium potatoes, diced

3 tbspplain flour

2 cupsclam juice or fish stock

2 cupswhole milk

1 cupcream

2 tbspbutter

1 tspdried thyme

oyster crackersto serve

Instructions

Steam fresh clams until opened. Reserve liquid. Remove from shells.

Cook bacon. Add onion and celery, cook 5 minutes. Add garlic and flour, stir 1 minute.

Add clam liquid, milk and cream. Add potatoes and thyme.

Simmer 20 minutes. Add clams and butter. Heat through.

Season and serve with oyster crackers.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

563

Protein

49g

Fat

29.1g

Carbs

26.2g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

1167mg

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