Recipe: Delicious New England Clam Chowder

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New England Clam Chowder. This is the best New England clam chowder recipe, ever! In the Pacific Northwest, we dig our own razor clams and I grind them for the chowder. Since these aren't readily available, the canned clams are perfectly acceptable. —Sandy Larson, Port Angeles, Washington.

New England Clam Chowder Creamy, hearty New England clam chowder is by far the most popular chowder style (compared to Manhattan or Rhode Island versions). Wonderfully creamy New England Clam Chowder is way easier than you think to make at home and about to become a new family favorite! This easy clam chowder recipe has rich flavor for the perfect bowl of comfort! You can have New England Clam Chowder using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of New England Clam Chowder

  1. It's 4-6 ounces of bacon, diced.
  2. You need 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter.
  3. Prepare 1 cup of chopped onions.
  4. Prepare 4-6 tablespoons of flour.
  5. It's to taste of Fresh ground black pepper.
  6. You need to taste of Thyme.
  7. It's 5 cups of cooked diced potatoes.
  8. You need 1 quart of half and half.
  9. Prepare 1 cup of chicken broth (made from knorr homestyle stock).
  10. You need 3 (6 1/2 oz) of cans minced clams or 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams.
  11. It's 1 cup of clam juice.
  12. It's of Chopped Italian parsley.
  13. It's to taste of Fresh lemon juice.
  14. You need of Hot pepper sauce.
  15. It's of Salt.

This New England Clam Chowder is the absolute best! This easy clam chowder recipe makes perfect comfort food for a cold night. Made with bacon, plenty of potatoes, and with just the right amount of cream, you will be a chowder master with my instructions for how to make clam chowder. This New England clam chowder is comforting, filling and amazingly delicious!

New England Clam Chowder step by step

  1. Fry bacon until crisp.
  2. Remove bacon, set aside to be used later.
  3. Add butter to bacon grease, when melted add onions and saute until golden.
  4. Stir in flour and cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
  5. Stir in pepper and thyme.
  6. Add chicken broth, half and half, and potatoes.
  7. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes. (Be careful and watch that it doesn't cook above a simmer or very long!).
  8. Add clams, clam juice, parsley; simmer another 5 minutes; stirring occasionally..
  9. Add lemon juice, pepper sauce, and salt to taste.
  10. Serve with oyster crackers.

This Thick and Creamy New England Clam Chowder is full of flavor and loaded with tender potatoes, sweet clams, and smoky bacon. So if your a clam chowdah lovah like my family is you definitely need this recipe in. If the chowder is too thick, thin down with some milk. New England Clam Chowder is hearty, thick, creamy and loaded with tender clams, creamy potatoes and salty, smoky bacon in a rich flavor bursting broth! Homemade Clam Chowder might seem intimidating but you will be AMAZED at just how quick and easy it is to make at home in just one pot.