homemade clam chowder is easy and such a
treat it's creamy but light and so
satisfying this one's loaded with tender
clams silky potatoes and crunchy bacon
start with some quick prep so your
ingredients are ready when you need them
chopped to ribs of celery and if you
don't love celery finely chop them so
you still get all the flavor and they
disappear into the soup
thinly slice two carrots into thin rings
or half rings and finally dice one small
onion
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I have six slices of bacon here that
I've cut into half-inch pieces place a
large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high
heat and add the bacon stirring
occasionally until browned once the
bacon is crispy remove it to a paper
towel-lined plate keep about three
tablespoons of the bacon grease in the
pot and add your chopped carrots onions
and celery continue cooking over medium
high heat stirring occasionally for
about seven to eight minutes or until
softened and lightly golden sprinkle in
four tablespoons of flour then stir and
saute another minute stir in two cups of
chicken broth and one cup of chopped
clams with their juice seasoned with 1
bay leaf 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of worst
ressure sauce 1/2 a teaspoon of Tabasco
sauce 1/2 a teaspoon of dried thyme and
1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt or salt to
taste and a quarter teaspoon of black
pepper bring the soup to a light boil
while that's heating up chop the
potatoes into bite-size pieces about a
quarter inch thick
add those to the pot then add 2 cups of
milk and 1 cup of whipping cream bring
everything to a boil then reduce the
heat down to a simmer cover and lightly
boil until the potatoes are easily
pierced with a fork it can take about 20
minutes keep in mind the soup will
thicken more as it cools and if it
becomes too thick you can thin it out
with more broth or milk it is done and
I'm hungry so I'm pretty happy right now
oh yes now that is a clam chowder my
friends before we load up I'm gonna add
some garnish so we've got our crunchy
bacon that I fried up earlier and some
fresh cilantro this is the surprising
ingredient here but I'm telling you it
is so good I discovered this after
trying my favorite restaurant clam
chowder and time to serve
about big portions here let's see hmm
so creamy and it smells really good
because it is good let's just say that
Oh get in my belly
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um I'm so excited right now of course a
little more garnish to make every plate
super pretty and irresistible okay there
we go
of course your fingers won't be covered
in cilantro okay it's not important
right now
it's so smooth and creamy and silky
without needing too much cream this is
quite a bit lighter than any restaurant
version I've tried but it is just as
satisfying this is delicious
you've got those little crunchy salty
bites of bacon and the cilantro adds
just a little bit of freshness the clams
in here are tender and flavorful the
soup is really easy to make but homemade
is such a treat make this and you'll be
known for your clam chowder if you guys
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