Best Brattens Clam Chowder Copycat Recipes

BRATTEN'S CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Drain clams. Place vegetables in small pan and pour clams over. Add water to barely cover; simmer, covered, until tender.
• 2. Meanwhile, melt butter; add flour and blend. Cook a few minutes, stirring constantly. Add cream and continue to cook, stirring constantly, till smooth and thick.
• 3. Add vegetables and liquid; add seasonings and vineger and heat through.

BRATTENS FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Drain juice of clams over the veggies in a sm sauce pan and cover with just enough water to barely cover and simmer covered over med. heat until barely tender.
• 2. In the mean time melt butter, add flour to melted butter and blend stirring til smooth, add cream and stir with wire whisk until smooth, this should be like a thick gravy. Add the cream mixture to the undrained veggies, stir and then its ready to eat. ENJOY

BRATTENS FAMOUS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Put the prepared vegetables in a saucepan.
• Drain juice from clams and pour over the vegetables.
• Add enough water to BARELY cover.
• Simmer, covered over medium heat till barely tender.
• (DO NOT overcook!).
• In the meantime, melt butter in another medium saucepan.
• Add flour.
• Blend and cook, stirring constantly; add the cream.
• Cook and stir with wire whip, until smooth and thick.
• It is important that you stir constantly while cooking.
• Add undrained vegetables, clams and vinegar.
• Heat through, but do not boil again.

BRATTEN'S CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In large 4 quart pan brown bacon, onion and celery until onion and celery are transparent.
• Add clam juice from both cans clams and diced potatoes to bacon mixture.
• Pour enough water to cover potatoes and boil until potatoes are tender.
• In a separate large sauce pan melt 2 cubes butter on low heat.
• When butter is melted, slowly add 3/4 cup flour stirring constantly.
• Add 1 quart half and half STIR WITH WIRE WHISK until thick and smooth (very important).
• Pour over undrained vegetable mixture add vinegar and heat through.
• Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder to taste.

BRATTONS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain juice from Clams over veggies in small pan.
• Add enough water to cover and simmer until tender.
• Meantime, melt butter, add flour & blend, cook stirring constantly.
• Add cream slowly & stir with wire whisk until smooth and thick.
• Add undrained veggies, clams & vinegar & heat through.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

COPYCAT SKIPPERS CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• NOTE: Prepare ingredients before starting! Experienced, or quick, cooks can ignore this advice. I'm neither experienced nor quick. If I don't prepare the ingredients before starting the chowder, it's a disaster.
• Bring the bottled clam juice and potatoes to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until potatoes are tender (about ten minutes). Remove from heat.
• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown (about 8-10 minutes). Add onions, celery, garlic, and bay leaf. Sautà until vegetables soften, about six minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook two minutes. Do not allow flour to brown.
• Gradually whisk in reserved juices from clams. Add potato mixture, calms, half-and-half, hickory smoke salt, and hot pepper sauce. Simmer chowder to blend flavors, stirring frequently.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Chowder can be served after as few as ten minutes of simmering, or it can sit on the stove contentedly for hours.

BRATTEN'S CLAM CHOWDER - COPYCAT

Steps:

• Drain juice from clams and pour over vegetables in very small sauce pan; add enough water to barely cover and simmer, covered over medium heat until barely tender.
• In meantime, melt butter, add flour and blend; cook, stirring constantly.
• Add cream and cook and stir with wire whip until smooth and thick.
• Add undrained vegetables, clams and vinegar and heat through.
• Season to taste.