Ingredients:
- 4 cups fresh clams ( 3 cans of whole clams chopped - save the juice in can you need it. need about 2 cups of clam juice/broth)
Directions:
- Cook bacon (salt pork) in a medium skillet and cook slowly until all the fat is rendered out and the pieces are brown. Strain and set aside.
- Put 2 tbs of grease back into a large pot. Heat fat, add onion and cook until golden.
- Sprinkle flour over the onion and cook, stirring, for 3 mins.
- Add potatoes and clam juice/broth.
- Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
- Add clams and simmer until potatoes are tender.
- Add the milks, butter and salt and pepper.
- Heat until butter is melted.
- Before serving add the crisp bacon.
- If prefer a thicker chowder You can add corn starch to thicken or you can take 2 tbs of butter, melt in skillet. Stir in 3 tbs flour, cook over low heat for a few minutes. Then add to chowder.
- To make a seafood chowder start with this basic recipe and add 1/4 lb of a white fish, 1/4 lb of scallops, 1/4 pound lobster/crab , 1/4 lb shrimp. Will need more clam juice/broth and 4 cups milk and 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk/ half and half.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 888.65 Kcal (3721 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 509 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 56.56g | 87% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 110.54mg | 37% | |
| Sodium | 4153.18mg | 173% | |
| Potassium | 1282.09mg | 27% | |
| Total Carbs | 67.14g | 22% | |
| Sugars | 21.57g | 86% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 5.18g | 21% | |
| Protein | 27.96g | 56% | |
| Vitamin C | 15.4mg | 26% | |
| Vitamin A | 1.4mg | 47% | |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% | |
| Calcium | 382mg | 38% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 126.43 Kcal (529 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 72.41 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 8.05g | 87% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 15.73mg | 37% | |
| Sodium | 590.87mg | 173% | |
| Potassium | 182.4mg | 27% | |
| Total Carbs | 9.55g | 22% | |
| Sugars | 3.07g | 86% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.74g | 21% | |
| Protein | 3.98g | 56% | |
| Vitamin C | 2.2mg | 26% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.2mg | 47% | |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 8% | |
| Calcium | 54.4mg | 38% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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