Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder

This Recipe is for about 6 people

Potatoes - 1 fist sized per person
Onion, Celery, clam juice, canned clams, Half & Half, canned milk, seasonings.

In large stock pot:
Saute' 1/2 cup diced Onion &
1 cup diced Celery in 1 Tblsp butter.
Add:
Cut 6 potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes and boil (in clam juice til tender)
1 bottle of Clam Juice & juice from canned clams
1 Tblsp. Chicken bullion granules
1- 2 Tbl Clam base

1 1/2 tsp of any of the following Seasonings:
Lemon Herb Seasoning
Old Bay Seafood Seasoning

Add:
2 cans Evaporated Milk
1 Pint Half & Half
Thicken with Corn Starch
(Or you can make a roux and use that as your thickener)
(Using a roux base does make the CC even creamier)

-2-3 Cans of Clams
( use a combination of minced and chopped)


*Adjustments can be made for how thick & creamy or clammy you like it.

Submitted by: Nanette Hill