Boston's Best Clam Chowder
Recipe from The Food Channel

This New England favorite is a breeze to make wherever you live. There are quite a few ingredients, but you'll find that most are already in your pantry.


Boston's Best Clam Chowder

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Ingredients
  • 6 tablespoons
    butter
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  • 2 cups
    chopped onion
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  • 1 cup
    chopped celery
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  • 2 tablespoons
    chopped garlic
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  • 1 1/2 teaspoons
    Kosher salt
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  • 1 teaspoon
    black pepper
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  • 1/2 cup
    flour
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  • 2 (10 ounce) cans
    whole baby clams, drained, juiced reserved
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  • 4 cups
    water
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  • 4 
    red skinned potatoes, unpeeled, diced
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  • 1 pinch of
    nutmeg
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  • 2 teaspoons
    Worcestershire sauce
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  • 1/4 teaspoon
    Tabasco brand pepper sauce
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  • 2 cups
    heavy cream
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  • 1 teaspoon
    fresh thyme leaves
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  • 1 tablespoon
    fresh chives, finely chopped
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Directions
1.
Melt butter in large soup pot.
2.
Saute onions, celery, and garlic in butter over medium heat for 5 minutes or until softened; season with salt and pepper.
3.
Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes over medium heat.
4.
Add clam juice and water and bring to simmer. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
5.
Add potatoes, nutmeg, Worcestershire, Tabasco; simmer for another 12 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
6.
Add cream, clams and thyme and bring to a slow simmer; heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until soup is desired consistency..
7.
Add chives and serve immediately.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 605, Total Fat 43.8 g, Saturated Fat 26.5 g, Cholesterol 214.4 mg, Sodium 1045.9 mg, Carbohydrate 37.3 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 20.1 g, Sugar 4.4g Daily Values: Vitamin A 40%, Vitamin C 45%, Calcium 20%, Iron 140%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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