Clam Digger Clam Chowder Recipes

Steps:

• Drain juice from clams into a large skillet over the onions, celery, potatoes and carrots. Add water to cover, and cook over medium heat until tender.
• Meanwhile, in a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in cream and stir constantly until thick and smooth. Stir in vegetables and clam juice. Heat through, but do not boil.
• Stir in clams just before serving. If they cook too much they get tough. When clams are heated through, stir in vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery and saute until softened, mixing often. Stir in the flour to distribute evenly. Add the stock, juice from 2 cans of chopped clams (reserve clams), cream, bay leaves, and potatoes and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, stirring consistently (the mixture will thicken), then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook 20 minutes, stirring often, until the potatoes are nice and tender. Then add clams and season to taste with salt and pepper, cook until clams are just firm, another 2 minutes.;
• Melt the butter in a large skillet and toss the bread cubes in the butter until browned and toasted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add parsley and season with salt and pepper.;

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, onion, celery, 1 cup of the clam juice, 1 cup water, thyme, butter, Worcestershire, salt and pepper to taste in stockpot or Dutch oven.
• Heat to boil, stirring often.
• Reduce heat, and simmer until potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in clams and cook for 5 minutes; add the remaining 4 cups of clam juice and cream to clam mixture.
• Heat to simmer, about 10 minutes. Do not boil.
• Serve with oyster crackers floating on top.

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and drain. Add onion, celery, and garlic to bacon drippings and saute until soft.
• Add potatoes, clam juice, chicken stock, salt, pepper, bring to a boil, cover and simmer about 10 min. or until potatoes are tender, remove from heat.
• Add clams and their liquid, whisk flour into milk, add to chowder with heavy cream. Cook over med. heat, stirring constantly until chowder thickens and bubbles, or about 3 minutes. Stir in the fresh thyme, and Worcestershire sauce. Serve it garnished with bacon.

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients.
• Serve over ice; sprinkle each serving with pepper and garnish with celery stalks.