Clam Chowder

By babyoutdoors

This is an addictive soup and goes fast

Ingredients

• 2 TBS butter
• 2 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
• 1 medium onion
• 2 ribs of celery with greens, chopped
• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
• salt and pepper
• 2 tsp hot sauce (optional)
• 2 TBS all purpose flour
• 1 pint half and half
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup hash browns style raw potatoes from dairy asile
• 2 cans whole baby clams and their juice

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium pot over medium high heat melt the butter. Add bacon and onions, celery, and thyme sprigs. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce (optional) and cook 5 minutes. Add flour and cook a minute more.

Add half and half and stock and bring to a bubble, then stir in potatoes and clams. Bring soup back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, unitl potatoes are cooked and soup has thickened to coat the back of a spoon.

Remove the thyme sprigs from the soup. the thyme leaves will have fallen off into the soup. Stir and adjust seasonings in the soup. Serve.