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Rosie’s Clam-oring For Chowder!<br />
By Rosie Hawthorne<br />
Kitchensaremonkeybusiness.com<br />
There’s nothing better than a good chowder on a cold <strong>December</strong> day and I’ve got the perfect one for you that you can get on the table in short work.<br />
It’s satisfying and comforting and oh-so-flavorful.<br />
Rosie’s Clam Chowder<br />
6 strips bacon (or a dozen - your choice), fried, drained, crumbled, and reserved<br />
1 carrot, peeled and diced<br />
1 celery stalk, diced<br />
1 potato, diced (You can peel it if you like. I happen to like the peel.)<br />
1 medium onion, chopped<br />
1 46-oz. can clam juice<br />
1 46-oz. can chopped clams<br />
2 cups frozen peas<br />
1 cup cream<br />
2 TB unsalted butter<br />
2 TB flour<br />
Optional: fresh grating of nutmeg, splash of sherry, oyster crackers<br />
Freshly ground pepper<br />
Drain the clams, reserving the juice, and rinse well.<br />
Pour reserved clam juice through cheesecake-lined sieve to filter any bits that might be in with the clams.<br />
Fry the bacon in a large pot, reserving 2 TB of the grease in the pot. Set bacon aside.<br />
Add the vegetables to the pot and stir occasionally until the potatoes get slightly tender.<br />
Pour in the can of clam juice and the filtered clam juice.<br />
Pour in the cream and bring to a bare simmer.<br />
At this point the chowder was not as thick as I’d like it, so I’ll let you in on a little technique used to thicken a soup. Make a beurre manié, French for “kneaded<br />
butter.” It’s an equal amount of butter and flour kneaded together with your fingertips to evenly distribute the flour. Add a teaspoon at a time, stirring to thicken,<br />
until you get the consistency you like.<br />
Add in clams and frozen peas and heat through. Taste test and season with Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, if necessary.<br />
Ladle into bowls, sprinkle chopped scallions, ground pepper, and reserved bacon over top and add optional fresh grating of nutmeg, a small splash of sherry,<br />
and oyster crackers if desired.<br />
Enjoy!<br />
For more recipes and tours through Rosie’s Garden, visit me at KitchensAreMonkeyBusiness.com.<br />
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