Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Clam Chowder, New England Style, Patti's takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Clam Chowder, New England Style, Patti's takes 45 minutes to cook.

Clam Chowder, New England Style, Patti's makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Clam Chowder, New England Style, Patti's are:

2 cup, chopped Onions
2 cup, diced Celery
2 cup, chopped Carrots
.5 tsp Thyme, ground
.5 tsp Pepper, black
32 fl oz Clam juice, canned
.5 cup Flour, white
8 tbsp Butter, salted
14 tsp Bacon grease
2.5 cup Milk, 3.25%
3.5 cup Clams, canned, meat only
5 cup diced Potato

Here is how you make Clam Chowder, New England Style, Patti's:

The fresh clam juice and fresh shucked clams come from one 51 oz can of Seawatch brand, chopped sea clams, from Costco. Separate the juice from the clams and set aside in the refrigerator.In a large 8 qt stock pot, put in the bacon grease, onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, thyme, black pepper and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour in the clam juice and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meantime in a separate small pot, cook the melted butter and flour, stirring constantly with a whisk, for three minutes. To this rue, slowly add a cup of the hot broth from the large stock pot. Pour this rue into the large stock pot, and simmer for a few minutes until the broth thickens. Finally, add in the clams and milk. Stir for a few minutes on medium heat to warm the mixture up and cook the clams a bit. Turn off the heat and set aside to cool. When cool enough, place in the refrigerator to chill - minimum four hours to overnight if suitable. This allows the ingredients to "marry". When ready to eat, just warm up the chowder and serve.Serving Size: Makes eight (8) 2 Cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TIME2BOOGIE1.

The nutritional information for Clam Chowder, New England Style, Patti's is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 503.3

• Total Fat: 23.3 g
• Cholesterol: 92.6 mg
• Sodium: 703.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 48.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
• Protein: 24.6 g