Mary's clam chowder

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ pounds Salt pork, or bacon, chopped
1 small Clove garlic, diced fine
1 Maui onion, diced
1 large Stalk celery, diced
2 larges Potatoes, large dice
¼ cup Flour
1 can (10 oz) clam broth
2 cans (8 oz) clams, baby, res. liquid
¼ cup Butter
2 cups Heavy cream
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
1 dash Thyme, or to taste
Parsley, optional OR
Chives, optional

Directions

Cook diced salt pork (or bacon) over medium heat until browned. Remove salt pork pieces and add diced garlic, celery, onions and potatoes. Saute for about 5 minutes. Remove veggies to a holding bowl. Add flour to the dripping and continue cooking for about 1-2 minutes over medium heat. While constantly stirring, add the reserved liquid from the clams and 1 can of clam broth (juice). Bring to a boil. Add the veggies and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender, but not mushy. Add clams, butter and cream. Season to taste. Bring chowder back to, but not quite, a boil. Remove from heat. Garnish with fresh parsley or chives.

Me ke aloha, Mary

NOTES : E hele mai oukou e ai! (Come and eat!) Recipe by: Mary Spero Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by MarySpero@... (MS MARY E SPERO) on Jul 11, 1997

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