Recipe: Perfect Creamy New England Clam Chowder

Creamy New England Clam Chowder.

You can have Creamy New England Clam Chowder using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Creamy New England Clam Chowder

1. You need 2 tbsp of unsalted butter.
2. It's 2 piece of thick cut bacon, finely diced.
3. Prepare 1 cup of diced onion.
4. It's 1 clove of garlic, minced.
5. Prepare 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
6. You need 2 cup of bottled clam juice.
7. It's 2 can of minced clams (6 1/2 ounce cans) in juice. Reserve liquid.
8. You need 3 of medium potatoes, peeled and diced into medium chunks.
9. You need 1/3 cup of heavy cream.
10. It's of kosher salt.
11. Prepare of ground black pepper.

Creamy New England Clam Chowder instructions

1. Cook the bacon and onion in butter on medium heat until bacon has rendered and onions are translucent and soft..
2. Mix in the minced garlic and heat, do not brown garlic, it will taste bitter if you do..
3. Whisk in the flour until no longer lumpy and cook a couple of minutes to remove the raw flour taste..
4. Strain the clams in a fine mesh strainer over a bowl to reserve the liquid..
5. Slowly add the juice from clams, and the 2 cups clam juice to the flour mixture stirring continuously..
6. Bring to a boil and whisking until smooth, thickened and creamy. Make sure you scrape the bottom good so it doesn't scorch..
7. Add the potatoes, and reduce to a simmer, stirring constantly until temp has come down..
8. When simmering, cook until potatoes are tender. When tender, add the clams and heavy cream..
9. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Can also sprinkle top with chives. It is good and looks pretty if you like. Also parsley is good..
10. Serve with oyster crackers, regular crackers or toasted French bread..