Momma's New England clam chowder. Chef Jason Hill shows how to make New England Clam Chowder in this episode of "Chef Tips." While visiting San Francisco and Fisherman's Wharf, Jason sampled. This lightened-up New England Clam Chowder recipe is made with milk instead of heavy cream. Bottled clam juice is the secret ingredient for this extra-flavorful chowder.

New England clam chowder is thick, creamy, and milky-white. Below, I'll explain the differences between New England and Manhattan clam chowder, and then take a closer look at why these two soups tend to trigger such intense feelings. Bring to a simmer, stirring consistently (the mixture will thicken), then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook. You can have Momma's New England clam chowder using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Momma's New England clam chowder

1. It's 51 oz of can of sea watch chopped clams.
2. You need 4 slice of bacon.
3. It's 1 cup of diced onion.
4. It's 1 cup of diced celery.
5. You need 3 tbsp of flour.
6. Prepare 3 cup of peeled and diced potato.
7. Prepare 1/2 quart of heavy cream.
8. Prepare 3 tbsp of butter.
9. It's of salt.
10. You need of ground black pepper.

This New England Clam Chowder recipe gets bumped up several flavor notches and will have you coming back for seconds! An excellent New England Clam Chowder uses few and simple ingredients but the quality of these ingredients is key. Today's New England Clam Chowder is creamy and delicious thanks to the addition of milk and pieces of salty bacon. I tend to not buy canned soups these days.

Momma's New England clam chowder instructions

1. Drain clams and save the juice.
2. Saute bacon.
3. Remove bacon and leave the bacon grease in the pan.
4. Add butter to bacon grease.
5. Saute onion and celery.
6. Slowly add flour stirring constantly for 3 minutes.
7. Add potatoes and clam juice simmer until potatoes are tender.
8. Add clams and cream.
9. Simmer until hot.
10. Add salt and pepper.

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