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NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Bring bottled clam juice and potatoes to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat.
• Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown, about 8 minutes.
• Add onions, celery, garlic and bay leaf and sauté until vegetables soften, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes (do not allow flour to brown).
• Gradually whisk in reserved juices from clams.
• Add potato mixture, clams, half and half and hot pepper sauce.
• Simmer chowder 5 minutes to blend flavors, stirring frequently.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated. Bring to simmer before serving).

BEST SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; reserve drippings. Saute onions in drippings until tender. Add potatoes and water; bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes., Add the scallops, lobster, shrimp, cod and haddock. Cook for 10 minutes or until scallops are opaque, shrimp turn pink and fish flakes easily with a fork. Add the butter, salt, parsley and curry powder. Stir in milk and evaporated milk; heat through. Garnish with bacon, additional parsley, and oyster crackers, if desired.

COPYCAT SKIPPERS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• NOTE: Prepare ingredients before starting! Experienced, or quick, cooks can ignore this advice. I'm neither experienced nor quick. If I don't prepare the ingredients before starting the chowder, it's a disaster.
• Bring the bottled clam juice and potatoes to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender (about ten minutes). Remove from heat.
• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown (about 8-10 minutes). Add onions, celery, garlic, and bay leaf. Sautà until vegetables soften, about six minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook two minutes. Do not allow flour to brown.
• Gradually whisk in reserved juices from clams. Add potato mixture, calms, half-and-half, hickory smoke salt, and hot pepper sauce. Simmer chowder to blend flavors, stirring frequently.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Chowder can be served after as few as ten minutes of simmering, or it can sit on the stove contentedly for hours.

NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Bring bottled clam juice and potatoes to boil in heavy large saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown, about 8 minutes. Add onions, celery, garlic and bay leaf and sauté until vegetables soften, about 6 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes (do not allow flour to brown). Gradually whisk in reserved juices from clams. Add potato mixture, clams, half and half and hot pepper sauce. Simmer chowder 5 minutes to blend flavors, stirring frequently. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and keep refrigerated. Bring to simmer before serving.)

NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, combine the onion, garlic, cauliflower, and milk. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes.
• Strain the clams, reserving the juice. In a medium bowl, whisk the clam juice into the cornstarch.
• Raise the heat under the Dutch oven to medium, and whisk the cornstarch mixture into the soup. Bring the soup to a boil, whisking constantly. Then reduce the heat and simmer until the soup has thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Add the clams and bacon to the soup, and remove from the heat. Whisk in the yogurt and chives. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
• nutrition information
• Fat: 33g (before), 9.1g (after)
• Calories: 480 (before), 299 (after)
• Protein: 34g
• Carbohydrates: 24g
• Cholesterol: 121mg
• Fiber: 3g
• Sodium: 1,130mg