NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Ingredients

  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 bacon slices diced
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 3 tbsp butter/margarine
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups milk
  • 13 1/2 oz evaporated skim milk (or 1 1/2 cups, light cream)
  • 1/2 cup cream style corn
  • 5 oz. canned baby clams, with juice, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Put first 4 ingredients into large saucepan. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes until tender. Do not drain.

Fry bacon and onion in large frying pan until bacon is cooked and onion is clear.

Add butter, flour, salt and pepper to bacon and onion. Mix in. Stir in first amount of milk until it boils and thickens. Stir into vegetable mixture in saucepan.

Add evaporated milk, corn and clams. Heat slowly, stirring often, until steaming hot, but not boiling.