Clam Chowder Soup

女兒住家裡的那一個月內
她煮了一次Clam chowder給我們吃
我喝後就愛上了
跟她要了食譜
買了材料
今天就為自己煮一鍋來吃
太好吃了！



食譜和作法如下：

Ingredients

• 8-10 bacon strips divided（切細條狀）
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 celery ribs chopped
• 1 leek finely chopped（可免）
• 1 large onion chopped
• 2-3 garlic cloves minced
• 3-4 small potatoes (red potatoes or Yukon gold) peeled and cubed（我沒去皮）
• 1 cup broth chicken or vegetable
• 1 bottle 8 ounces clam juice（我共用3罐的juice)
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt(可減半）
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups half-and-half divided
• 3 cans 6-1/2 ounces each of whole clams, chopped into chunky pieces, drained
• Bay leaf
• Chopped fresh chives or green onions for garnish(我沒用）

Instructions

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; set aside. Add butter to the drippings (you can spoon out some of the drippings if you don’t want to ues that much); saute celery, leek, and onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the potatoes, broth, clam juice, salt, pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• In a small bowl, combine flour and 1 cup half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into the soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
• Stir in (drained) clams and remaining half-and-half; heat through (do not boil); turn down to low heat; add the bay leaf. Cook for additional 2-3 minutes on low heat. Add in 4 strips of crumbled bacon.
• Crumble the reserved 2 strips of bacon. Garnish chowder with crumbled bacon and fresh chopped chives.