Clam chowder

[kingshussar]

Hi,

Does anyone have a good recipe for Clam chowder using fresh clams.

Much appreciated

Geoff

 

[CollieBoy]

Ingredients

10 cups clam juice
2 pounds Celeriac
4 pounds fresh or frozen clams, shelled and diced
1/4 pound salt pork, diced
2 small onions, diced
1 cup butter
2 pints Stock
Salt and pepper
Dash hot pepper sauce
Dash Worcestershire sauce

Directions

Bring the celeriac and the clam juice to the boil. Cook until the potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Add the clams and any of their liquid. Cook about 5 minutes. Set aside.

Add the pork to a saute pan and cook over low heat until rendered. Add the onions and cook until transparent. Add the butter and allow it to melt. Cook until slightly colored. Bring the clams, juice and Celeriac back to the boil. Bring to a rolling boil to thicken. Stir continuously while cooking. Beat the half-and-half and add to the soup. The soup should be thick. Adjust the seasoning and add a dash of hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce before serving.

 

[kingshussar]

Thanks Fergus, sounds like a delicious recipe apart from the celeriac which I don' particularly like, but I was thinking about feeding just the two of us, the above could feed a small army

many thanks

 

[CollieBoy]

Thanks Fergus, sounds like a delicious recipe apart from the celeriac which I don' particularly like, but I was thinking about feeding just the two of us, the above could feed a small army

many thanks

Geoff ,
sorry but tend to "Feed the 5000" & eat/chill/freeze the results.
Celeriac is a vegetable I love and substitute for potato, so any low carb veg such as swede MIGHT work : it's all test 'n' taste time!

 

[kingshussar]

Thanks Fergus, so it will freeze ok then?