New England Easy Clam Chowder

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My friend gave me this recipe when we lived in Maine. Be sure and eat it with some good sour dough bread - maybe even inside a bread bowl (like they serve in CA).

by Trisha W·published 2004-07-02

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Servings

4 serving(s)

Total time

40 min

prep 15 min

Calories / serving

556 kcal

Ingredients (9)

serves

2 (7 ounce) cans minced clamsclam
5 slices bacon, dicedbacon
2 cups waterwater
5 medium potatoes, peeled and dicedpotato
1 onion, dicedonion
1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk or 1 (12 ounce) can heavy creamcream
1 cup milkmilk
1 1/2 teaspoons saltsalt
pepper, to tastepepper

Instructions (4 steps)

01Drain clam juice and set aside.
02Fry bacon and when half done put onions in fat and then add potatoes for a few minutes to absorb flavor of the bacon fat and saute briefly and gently.
03Put those ingredients in a pan with the clam juice, salt, pepper and water and simmer until the potatoes and onions are done.
04Add the clams and the milks and heat until heated through (do not boil).

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