Emeril Lagasse Clam Chowder Recipes

Steps:

• In a large stockpot bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add clams, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover, quickly stir clams well with a wooden spoon, and recover. Allow clams to cook 5 to 10 minutes longer (this will depend on the type and size of clams you are using), or until most of the clams are opened. Transfer clams to a large bowl or baking dish and strain broth through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl. (You should have about 6 cups of clam broth. If not, add enough water to bring the volume up to 6 cups.) When clams are cool enough to handle, remove them from their shells and chop into 1/2-inch pieces. Set clams and broth aside.
• In a large heavy pot add bacon and render until golden and crispy. Pour off all fat except 4 tablespoons. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and carrots and cook for 10 minutes, until vegetables are softened. Do not allow to color. Add garlic, bay leaves, oregano, thyme and crushed red pepper and cook an additional 2 minutes. Increase heat to high and add potatoes, reserved clam broth, and chicken stock and bring to a boil, covered. Cook for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and the broth has thickened somewhat. Add tomatoes and continue to cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and add reserved clams and parsley and season with pepper and salt, if necessary. Allow chowder to sit for up to 1 hour to allow flavors to meld, then reheat slowly over low fire if necessary. Do not allow to boil.

Steps:

• In a heavy stock-pot, over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the leeks, onion, celery, and carrots.
• Saute for about 2 minutes or until the vegetables start to wilt.
• Season the vegetables with salt and pepper.
• Add the bay leaves and thyme.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add the potatoes.
• Stir in the clam juice.
• Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
• Simmer the mixture until the potatoes are fork tender, about 12 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream and bring up to a simmer.
• Add the clams and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the parsley.
• Season with salt and pepper if needed.
• Ladle into shallow bowls and serve.