I wish you could smell my house while this cooked. Oh my goodness. Better yet, make this yourself and your children will run around telling you how good it smells (even if they refuse to eat it!).
I’ve made a New England Clam Chowder (the white creamy kind), but this was my first foray into Manhattan Clam Chowder, which is the “red” one. This is actually my husband’s preferred type of clam chowder and I was in the mood for chowder, but nothing too thick. This got better the next day so feel free to make it a day or two before you want to eat it!
Manhattan Clam Chowder
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Author: Adapted from Serious Eats
Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon bacon grease
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 1 large onion, finely diced
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 5 cups liquid (use liquid from clams and then add broth or water to get 5-6 cups total)
- 1½ pounds potatoes, diced in to small cubes
- 3 6.5 oz cans of clams, drained, liquid reserved
- 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
Instructions
- Cook about 6-7 pieces of bacon in a large soup pot or dutch oven.
- Remove bacon and all but 1 Tablespoon bacon grease.
- Add olive oil to pot.
- Add garlic, onions, carrots, oregano, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes to pot.
- Cook until vegetables are soft, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
- Add potatoes and liquid to the pot (make sure potatoes are covered).
- Bring liquid to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook until potatoes are cooked.
- Add tomatoes and clams. Bring pot to a simmer and allow to simmer for 5 minutes until thickened. Smash a few potatoes to help thicken.
- Put lid on pot, turn off heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
- Serve topped with bacon.
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Jumped over from Jon Acuff’s blog. It looks like we have a lot of the same interests: homeschooling, recipes and cooking, etc. Can’t wait to look around, especially at your recipes. I’m always needing some new ideas! I’m a white clam chowder girl, too. Not sure I can make the switch to red, but that recipe sure does look yummy!