Clam Chowder
By
Karla Boyle
@Autumnice
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One of my mom's favorite foods is clam chowder and we had many recipes for it, but after discovering that she had food allergies to corn, wheat, and soy we had to start from scratch. Below is our favorite recipe. I just list flour here, but we use spelt flour.
My sons have happily taste tested many recipes, and they even set up a scoring system, a recipe had to meet certain critera before they sent it to "Granny"
My sons have happily taste tested many recipes, and they even set up a scoring system, a recipe had to meet certain critera before they sent it to "Granny"
Ingredients
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2 Tbspolive oil, extra virgin
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2 Tbspbutter
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1 tsplemon juice
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1 1/2 cwhite onions, chopped
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1 ccarrots, chopped
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1 ccelery, chopped
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2 tspgarlic, minced
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8 slicebacon
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1/2 cflour
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6 cmilk
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3 lbred potatoes, cubed
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8 can(s)chopped clams, drained (6.5 ounce cans)
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32 ozclam juice
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2 Tbspstone ground mustard
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1 tspsea salt
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1/2 tspground black pepper
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1/4 tspcelery salt
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2 tspfresh thyme leaves
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1/2 chalf and half
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1 Tbspflour
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pinchpaprika
How to Make Clam Chowder
- Chop all vegetables and potatoes.
- Heat olive oil, butter and lemon juice in a large pot over medium heat, add vegetables and garlic. Saute until carrots are tender, stirring frequently to avoid garlic burn. Transfer to a reserve dish
- Dice bacon using kitchen shears into the pan and cook until crispy, Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to soak up grease. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon grease.
- Add flour to bacon grease to form a roux. Add milk a cup at a time and allow bubbles to form between additions - stir constantly
- Add in potatoes, clams, clam juice, mustard, salt, pepper, and celery salt. Return to a light boil then reduce heat cover and simmer until potatoes are very tender stirring often to avoid bottom scorching.
- Mix half and half with the tablespoon flour. Add reserved vegetables, half and half mixture and thyme; simmer another 5 minutes. Top with bacon and paprika.
About Clam Chowder
Course/Dish: Chowders
