New England Clam Chowder
A thick, creamy New England clam chowder loaded with tender clams, silky potatoes, and smoky bacon. A hearty, warming bowl of pure coastal comfort.
Equipment
- (Help support our site!)Stock Pot
- (Help support our site!)Rubber Spatula
- (Help support our site!)Cutting Board
- (Help support our site!)Chefs Knife
- (Help support our site!)Mixing Bowl
- (Help support our site!)Sauté Pan
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chopped Clams
- 8 ounce Bacon Small Dice
- 1 whole Spanish Onion Small Diced
- 3 stalk Celery Small Diced
- 1 tbsp Garlic Minced
- ½ pint Heavy Cream
- 1 lb Roux See How to video
- ½ bunch Parsley Thinly Sliced
- 1 bunch Scallions Thinly Sliced
- 1 tbsp Thyme Leaves
- 1 cup White Wine
- 2 whole Potato Small Diced
- 1 To Taste Salt & Pepper
- 1 quart Clam Stock or Juice
Instructions
- Gather all your ingredients. Begin by adding two sauce pans and begin heating.
- Add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil and bacon to one of the pots and begin to brown the bacon to render all the fat.
- In the other pot add about a gallon of water and clam base or simply bring the clam juice to a simmer. Set aside for later use.
- After about 4-8 minutes add onions, celery and garlic to the pot. Sauté till vegetables begin to get translucent. ( Don't brown the vegetables.)
- Deglaze the pot with a cup of white wine, add the chopped clams, potato and the clam juice or clam stock to the pot and bring to a boil. Then let cook at a simmer for about 10-12 minutes for the potato to soften.
- Once you reached a boil, lower the flame and add the heavy cream and your blonde roux. Keep at a simmer and stir the contents till the roux begins to thicken the soup. Reminder: when adding the roux always add cold to hot or hot to cold so there is no lumping. (See our video: https://www.mypreptable.com/how-to-make-roux/)
- Once soup is thick and creamy, add remaining fresh herbs to pot, stir well and let soup sit for at least 1/2 hour to give the flavors time to bond.
- Place in a soup bowl and garnish with choice of croutons, more herbs, crème fresh, chives and serve.
Notes
New England Clam Chowder is a classic comfort food. Easy to prepare following our recipe, this is a great recipe to make on a day when you just want some great soup that has potatoes, bacon, celery, onions and spices to taste. Clam chowder is usually served with saltine crackers or small, hexagonal oyster crackers.
Nutrition
Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 122mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg