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Ingredients
- 3 ounces salt pork, finely diced
- 1-1/2 cups small diced yellow onion
- 6 cups small diced baking potatoes, like russets
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (6.5 ounce) can clams, drained, juice reserved
- 12 Little Neck clams
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
- Sour cream, for garnish
- Grape tomatoes, halved, for garnish
Preparation
Step 1
In a heavy-bottomed saucepot, render the salt pork until just crisp. Remove and discard. Sweat the onion in the pork fat until tender. Add the potatoes and cover with milk. Bring to a boil and let simmer until potatoes are soft. Season with salt and pepper.
In a separate pot, fitted with a steamer basket, bring the reserved clam juice to a boil. Add clams and cover. Steam for three minutes until all clams are open. Remove the clams as they open and transfer to a bowl. Add the steaming juices to the pot with the chowder. Using a stick blender puree to desired consistency. Adjust seasonings.
Finely chop the drained canned clams. Fold into the chowder. Serve with steamed clams, parsley, sour cream and grape tomatoes, as garnish.