Steps to Make Quick New England Clam Chowder

New England Clam Chowder.

New England Clam Chowder

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, new england clam chowder. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have new england clam chowder using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make New England Clam Chowder:

{Get 4 slices of bacon.
{Take 2 Tbsp of butter.
{Take 2 of celery ribs.
{Prepare 1 of large carrot.
{Get 2 of leeks, white and light green.
{Take 2 of russet potatoes.
{Take 1 ear of sweet corn.
{Take 2 (8 oz) of bottles clam juice.
{Take 3 (6.5 oz) of cans chopped clams.
{Take 3 Tbsp of flour.
{Make ready 1 cup of heavy cream.
{Take 1 tsp of chopped fresh thyme.
{Make ready 2 Tbsp of chopped fresh parsley.
{Take 2 of bay leaves.
{Take to taste of black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt.

Instructions to make New England Clam Chowder:

Cut root and dark green from leeks. Cut in half lengthwise and thinly slice. Add to large bowl of cold water. Swish around to clean out the dirt and sand. Remove from water with slotted spoon..
Chop celery and carrot into fine dice. Cut corn from cob. Peel and chop potatoes into small 1/2" dice. Put potatoes in cold water until ready to use..
Add bacon to pot and cook on med-low until crisp. Remove for later garnish and save drippings in pot..
To the bacon grease add butter, leeks, carrots and celery. Cook until soft - about 10 minutes..
Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes. Add clam juice and liquid from strained clams. Turn heat to medium and bring to boil..
Add potatoes, corn, bay leaves, thyme, parsley, black pepper and cayenne pepper. I did not add salt because the bacon, clam juice and clams had sufficient salt. Taste and add salt if needed..
When potatoes are fork tender, turn heat back to med-low. Add clams and heavy cream. Heat 5-10 minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving..
Serve with reserved bacon for garnish. Enjoy!.

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