New England Clam Chowder Recipe

New England Clam Chowder

Ingredients

  • 1/4 pound bacon diced
  • 2 medium onions sliced
  • 3 dozen hard-shell clams shucked
  • Liquid from clams
  • Water
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 3 large potatoes diced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp celery salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

  • In a 5-quart pot, cook bacon until lightly browned. Add onions and cook until tender (5 minutes).
  • Gradually add flour to onions and bacon until well-mixed.
  • Add enough water to the clam liquid to make 2 cups. Add to the pot, stirring constantly.
  • Add potatoes, salt, celery salt, and pepper. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender (10 minutes).
  • Chops clams. Add clam, milk, and butter. Cover and cook until heated (5 minutes). Serve.