Shell & Bones Clam Chowder

Name: Shell & Bones Clam Chowder
Ingredients: 1½ cups water; ½ cup dry white wine; 50 littleneck clams; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon bacon fat; ½ cup diced bacon; 1 large Spanish onion, diced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 cups diced celery; 3 sprigs thyme, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1½ pounds (about 2 cups) Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, cut into ¼-inch dice; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped; Salt and pepper, to taste; Oyster crackers, Saltines, and/or potato chips for garnish; 1½ cups water; ½ cup dry white wine; 50 littleneck clams; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon bacon fat; ½ cup diced bacon; 1 large Spanish onion, diced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 cups diced celery; 3 sprigs thyme, chopped; 2 bay leaves; 1½ pounds (about 2 cups) Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, cut into ¼-inch dice; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

"Executive Chef Arturo Franco-Camacho offers up his favorite take on Clam Chowder...."

INGREDIENTS

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1½ cups water

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½ cup dry white wine

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50 littleneck clams

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2 tablespoons unsalted butter

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1 tablespoon bacon fat

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½ cup diced bacon

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1 large Spanish onion, diced

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3 garlic cloves, minced

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2 cups diced celery

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3 sprigs thyme, chopped

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2 bay leaves

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1½ pounds (about 2 cups) Yukon gold potatoes, peeled, cut into ¼-inch dice

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2 cups heavy cream

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2 tablespoons parsley, chopped

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Salt and pepper, to taste

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Oyster crackers, Saltines, and/or potato chips for garnish

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