BR's Clam Chowder

[Joetown Parrothead]

OK a southern Boy making Claw Chowder is scary anyway, I thought I would share it with you all... Any thoughts to make it better would be grateful... Have a great day everyone

Ingredients
• 1 pound pepper bacon, diced
• 2 Cup chopped onion
• 1 Cup chopped celery
• 1 Cup chopped carrots
• 2 Tbs. Diced Garlic
• 2 Tbs. Fresh Thyme
• 2 Tbs. Worcestershire Sauce
• 10 peeled and cubed potatoes
• 4 Cups Clam Juice
• 2 Tbs. sea salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 8 (6.5-oz.) cans minced clams ( Drain Liquid for the stock)
• 1 pound Diced 16-20 Shrimp
• 1 pint half-and-half
• ½ Gal. Milk
• 1 Cup Flour
• Oyster Crackers
• 4 Cups White Cheddar Cheese


Directions: Remember it was my first time, so play with it and make it yours. This made a nice 8 QT stock pot.
Sauté bacon in large kettle until almost crisp. Drain and place Bacon on paper towels. In bacon grease add onions, celery, carrots and garlic cook 5 minutes. Add cubed potatoes, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until potatoes are fork tender and sit aside and drain. Then take bacon grease add flour make a nice roux, slowly add ½ & ½ and milk to it. Then in Big Stock pot add Clam Broth, Liquid from Clams and all the veggies, add the Roux mixture. Add half of your diced bacon. Slowly bring to boil stirring all the time. Hopefully it will thicken up, then back heat down to Medium and add all the Clams and the Diced Shrimp. Cook about 30 minutes or so adding the Cheddar Cheese if you like.

I served it with some old bay Seasoning and Oyster Crackers.. Hopefully it works out for you.

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[Westway001]

Sorry to be picky - but what does one do with the other half of the diced bacon?

[Joetown Parrothead]

Sorry to be picky - but what does one do with the other half of the diced bacon?

Sorry... Sprinkle some on top of your Chowder when served...

[Thewino]

The only part that looks iffy, Joe, is the cheddar cheese. That's pretty unusual for clam chowder. You could add your favorite seafood including cod, scallops, etc.. to make it a seafood chowder.

The chowder sounds good because it's starting to get cold here. It got down to 55 last night.