Clam Chowder (New England) white

By Jacky H

Ingredients

• Crispy cooked bacon
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 4 Tbsp flour
• 3 potatoes peeled and cubed
• 2-6 oz cans clams drained
• 4 cups heated clam juice
• 2 cups half and half
• 1 cup whip cream
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter and oil
Add onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes
Sprinkle in flour and stir for 2 minutes
Add potatoes and heated clam juice. Bring to a boil.
Add salt and pepper
Simmer for 20 minutes
Stir in half and half
Add clams and bacon and heat for 10 minutes
Remove from heat and add whip cream

**Use cornstarch mixture to thicken if needed