Dales Best Clam Chowder With Bacon Recipe 455

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until potato is tender., Meanwhile, drain clams, reserving juice. Place clams in a small food processor; process until finely chopped., In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cream until smooth; stir into pan. Add reserved clam juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until soup is thickened. Stir in butter, cayenne and clams; heat through. Top servings with bacon.

Steps:

• Cook the bacon until crispy. In a large stock pot add in 50-ounce can cream of mushroom soup, Sherry, chicken and chicken bouillon. Fill 50 ounce can with water or clam juice for a different variation and stir well. If to thick add in more water, place over medium heat, add 24 ounce can of mushroom soup, water and stir. Wash and dice red potatoes and add to soup mix, cook for 20 minutes until potatoes are tender and firm. Wash and dice red onions and celery, saute in 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil and garlic and add potatoes once they've cooked. Add bacon and stir. Add bacon grease and thoroughly stir, add pepper to taste. Add more garlic 1 tablespoon at a time to taste. Let simmer 10 to 15 minutes and add clams, continue to simmer for another 10 minutes and serve.

Steps:

• IN A LARGE 10 - 12 QUART STOCK POT ADD IN MUSHROOM SOUP AND WATER, STIR TILL THOROUGHLY MIXED, OVER LOW TO MEDIUM LOW HEAT, YOU WANT THE SOUP TO BE AT A LOW SIMMER.. THIS WAY THE POTATOES WILL COOK SLOWLY AND ALLOW YOU TO PREPARE THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS. WASH, PEEL AND DICE YOUR POTATOES INTO SMALL BITE SIZE PIECES, TOSS INTO STOCK POT AND MIX IN,,, LET SIMMER FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS UNTIL POTATOES ARE TENDER. AS THE POTATOES COOK DO THE FOLLOWING: COOK BACON TILL CRISPY, LET COOL AND CRUMBLE. SAVE THE DRIPPINGS. DICE YOUR ONIONS AND CELERY, SET ASIDE, IN A MEDIUM STOCK POT PLACE OLIVE OIL AND GARLIC... HEAT OVER MEDIUM TILL OLIVE OIL AND GARLIC BECOMES HOT. THOUGH DOES NOT SMOKE.. ADD IN ONIONS AND CELERY SAUTÉ TILL TRANSLUCENT,, 10 TO 15 MINUTES,, ONCE TRANSLUCENT ADD REMOVE FROM HEAT AND SET ASIDE. WHEN THE POTATOES ARE FIRM AND TENDER ADD IN: CELERY AND ONION MIX,,, INCLUDING ALL THE DRIPPINGS. ADD IN CRUMBLED BACON AND THE DRIPPINGS THEN ADD IN CLAMS AND SALSA. ALLOW 1 HOUR TO HEAT THROUGH,,, SERVE WHEN READY. TASTE AND ADD IN PEPPER TO TASTE,