Easiest Way to Cook Yummy New England Clam Chowder

New England Clam Chowder.

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Ingredients of New England Clam Chowder

1. Prepare 10 strips of bacon.
2. You need 2 tablespoon of butter.
3. Prepare 2 stalks of celery chopped.
4. It's 1 of leek fine chopped.
5. You need 1 of onion finely chopped.
6. It's 3 cloves of garlic minced.
7. You need 4 of small russet potatoes peeled and diced.
8. You need 1 cup of chicken broth.
9. Prepare 8 of 0z bottle clam juice.
10. It's 1 teaspoon of salt.
11. It's 1 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper.
12. Prepare 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme chopped.
13. You need 1/3 cup of flour.
14. It's 2 cups of half & half.
15. It's 20 oz of canned whole clams drained *give or take based on can.
16. It's leaf of Bay.
17. Prepare of Chopped green onion or chives for garnish.

New England Clam Chowder step by step

1. In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. ** I baked mine on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven until crispy and transferred drippings to pot.
2. Remove bacon 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..
3. 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..
4. 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 5 strips of crumbled bacon..
5. Crumble the reserved strips of bacon. Garnish chowder with crumbled bacon and fresh chopped chives..

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