Are you looking for a traditional
cream-based clam recipe?
This chowder named: My Best Clam Chowder by
pioneer girl the all recipes contributor
is a delicious traditional cream based
chowder. This recipe calls for the
standard chowder ingredients: onion
celery, potatoes, diced carrots, clams, and
cream.
she continues: "a little red wine vinegar
is added before serving for extra flavor
sounds like a tasty recipe. Let's .

First open three 6 and 1/2 ounce
cans of minced clams.

Set a over a small bowl and strain the clams
reserving the broth.
you'll need both broth and clams for this recipe.

Dice one onion you're looking for about a cup

Next dice about 1/2 a cup of celery 2
should be good, and next dice 2
medium carrots again looking for a cup

and last 3 medium potatoes you're
looking for 2 cups
in a large skillet over medium heat add
the onion celery and carrots

add the potatoes
now add the clam juice you reserved from
the three cans of then add
enough water to cover the vegetables and
cook the vegetables until they're tender

While the vegetables cook, a large
heavy saucepan over medium heat and melt
3/4 of a cup of butter when the butter
is melted whisk in 3/4 of a cup of
all-purpose flour and it until the
mixture is smooth making a roux now add
in 1 quart of half-and-half slowly at
first whisking it constantly until the
mixture is thick and smooth

Add the cook vegetables when they're
along with the broth

stir it to combine and heat everything
through, but .

Next stir in the minced clams the
clams you want them to get hot but they
will become tough if they're .

Now some final ingredients: two
tablespoons of red wine vinegar one and
a half teaspoons of salt and some ground
black pepper to taste. the chowder
until the flavors are completely mixed
the best clam chowder recipe is ready to serve.

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