Yield :
- 6 TO 8 SERVINGS
Ingredients :
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 2 cups diced red potatoes, skin-on
- 2 to 3 (6.5 ounce) cans clams, juice reserved
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups nonfat milk
Preparation :
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- Place onion, celery and potatoes in a large saucepan. Pour clam juice over veggies (don’t add the clams yet);
- add enough water just to cover the vegetables, sprinkle on salt, and simmer until tender.
- Make white sauce when veggies are done simmering. In another large saucepan, melt butter; add flour, mixing well with a wire whisk. Add milks and whisk until slightly thickened. Add clams, simmered vegetables and more salt, as desired. Heat through. The soup will thicken more upon standing.
- Serve in soup bowls with a chunk of crusty sourdough bread.
TIPS:
- We like to sprinkle red wine vinegar on top of our clam chowder. Try it!
- An alternative to using canned clams… if you have access to fresh clams, use 1 pound of shelled clams + 1 bottle of clam juice.
