browny's clam chowder

Name: Browny's Clam Chowder
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 - stalks celery, diced; 1 medium carrot, diced; 3 clove(s) garlic, minced; 5 slice(s) bacon, chopped; 1/4 cup(s) flour; 3 cup(s) 1% milk; 2 medium red potatoes,cubed, skin on; 2 - 6.5 oz cans minced clams; 1 - 8 oz bottle clam juice; 1 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 1 teaspoon(s) garlic salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) freshly ground pepper; 1 tablespoon(s) fresh thyme, chopped; 1/2 cup(s) half and half

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Jennifer R

Portland, OR

Updated on Nov 18, 2012

This recipe is from now-closed Browny's in Seattle. This is lightened up from the original. Despite liking clam chowder, we are only moderate clam-likers - so I halve the clam juice and clams from the original in this recipe. Four cans of clams and two bottles of clam juice would be the full amount, so feel free to add however much you like! This soup freezes very well, so you can store leftovers and whip them out on a weeknight for dinner. Adapted from Sunset Magazine

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
2 - stalks celery, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 slices bacon, chopped
1/4 cup flour
3 cups 1% milk
2 medium red potatoes,cubed, skin on
2 - 6.5 oz cans minced clams
1 - 8 oz bottle clam juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
1/2 cup half and half

How To Make browny's clam chowder

Step 1

Heat oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add onions, celery, carrot and garlic. Cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

Step 2

Add bacon to the pot and cook until crisp. Remove and drain on a paper towel. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat in the pot.
Step 3

Add the flour and whisk constantly until lightly browned. (If necessary, add a little more olive oil, like a tablespoon, at this point to smooth out the flour.) Add milk a little at a time, whisking constantly, incorporating the flour between each addition. Cook 5 minutes.
Step 4

Add potatoes, cooked vegetables, clams and clam juice. Cook 5 minutes.
Step 5

Add half and half, salt, pepper, garlic salt and thyme. Stir. Cover and cook until potatoes are fork-tender, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Step 6

When the potatoes are tender, stir in the bacon and serve.
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