Clam chowder

By á-46036

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 onion diced
• One garlic clove minced
• Two stalks celery diced
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 cup flour
• 51 ounces canned clams with juice
• 2 cups cooked diced potatoes
• 1 quart half-and-half
• Three slices bacon cooked until crisp and crumbled
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• Three dashes Tabasco

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in large pot. Add onions, celery, garlic and thyme. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add flour, cook, stirring, five minutes.

Add clams and their juice. Cook over medium low heat 20 to 30 minutes. Do not boil. Add potatoes and half-and-half. Heat to170°. Do not boil.

Serve with crumbled bacon, pepper and Tabasco