Judysclamchowder 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:

• Bring the clam juice and diced potatoes to a boil in a large soup pot. Cook until the potatoes are tender. Set aside.
• To make roux: In a pot, render the bacon, until crispy. Stir in the onion until it's translucent. Add bay leaves, thyme and butter and let it melt. Whisk in the flour and let the roux cook until it turns golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Bring the clam juice and potato back to a boil. Whisk in a ladleful of clam juice into the roux then gradually whisk the roux into the soup pot until it thickens. Then whisk in the half and half and heat to a simmer while whisking. Add the clams and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add the parsley and kosher salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with oyster crackers.

Steps:

• Use two separate pots, in one add half&half and heat medium high (do not boil) add corn starch and whisk well.
• Base:In the other pot all at once add water, clam juice, clam base, chardonnay, butter, Italian seasoning, pepper, potatoes, and onions. Cook at medium high until potatoes get soft and then add crab meat (or clams if crab is unavailable)
• Once half&half+corn starch mixture is heated up and thickened, add base and stir. Able to serve right away
• Mix all together and that's it. Spread on bread and toast or add to a steak sandwich. Mom used it for everything

Steps:

• Cook potato in 2 cups water with pinch of salt until tender, but do not drain.
• In a small pan, saute onion in butter until tender; add flour, cayenne, and celery seed; stir well.
• Drain juice from clams into potatoes and reserve clams for later.
• Add parsley and milk to potatoes, and stir well.
• Heat potato mixture, and add onion/flour mixture, stirring constantly until thickened slightly.
• Stir in clams; and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook for 5-10 minutes more or until heated through.
• Serve.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook potato, onion, salt and pepper in water until vegetables are tender (do not drain). Add clams, milk, butter and bacon; heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with parsley if desired.