Best Clam And Potato Chowder Recipes

POTATO AND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot saute (sweat) chopped onions in olive oil.
• Peel and dice potatoes into small bites and add to onions and olive oil.
• Add cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt.
• Cook potatoes with 1/4 cup of water covered until fork tender.
• In a small pan on medium heat mix butter and flour as if your were making a gravy or white sauce.
• Add flour and butter mixture to large pot and mix with potatoes.
• Pour 4 cups chicken broth and stir until it starts to thicken.
• Add can of whole baby clams and chopped clams with juice.
• Pour in heavy cream.
• (Thickness varies. Mashing some of the potatoes or adding instant potatoes for thickening.).
• Cook for 30 minutes.
• Top with Old Bay Seasoning.

LITTLENECK CLAM AND SWEET POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• To make the chowder broth, preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Prick the sweet potatoes several times with a fork, place on a baking sheet, and roast in the oven until soft, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, halve each potato lengthwise and, using a small spoon, scrape the flesh into a medium bowl; discard the skins. While the potatoes are still hot, mash with a potato masher or fork until smooth.
• Heat the butter in a medium saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the sweet potato puree, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the puree is slightly thickened (you are making a sort of sweet potato roux).
• Increase the heat to high, add the wine, and cook until completely evaporated, a couple of minutes. Add 2 cups of the clam juice and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. If the mixture appears to be too thick, thin with a little extra clam juice or water. Season with salt and pepper. Strain the mixture into a bowl and then return the liquid to the saucepan.
• Meanwhile, prepare the chowder garnish. Melt the butter with the oil in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add the diced sweet potato, season with salt and pepper, and cook until golden brown and caramelized, about 10 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Wipe the pan out with paper towels and return it to medium heat. Add the bacon to the hot pan and cook until golden brown and crisp, about 7 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Pour the wine into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the clams, cover, and cook until all the clams open, about 4 minutes. Discard any that do not open. Remove the clams with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl.
• Bring the chowder broth to a simmer over medium heat. Add the sweet potato dice, bacon, and honey and cook for 1 minute. Add the chopped clams and cook for 1 minute. Add the heavy cream and cook until just heated through, about 1 minute.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish each bowl with a few clams in the shell and a sprinkling of fresh tarragon. Serve immediately.

SWEET POTATO AND CHIPOTLE CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan bring the wine and water to a boil. Add the clams, cover and cook until all of the clams have opened, discarding any that have not. Remove the clams to a bowl and strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl. This should yield 6 cups. If it does not, add some bottled clam juice. In a large saucepan cook the bacon over medium high heat until golden brown. Remove the bacon to a paper towel lined plate, and drain all but 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat from the pan. Add the leek and celery and cook, stirring frequently, until soft. Add the bacon back in along with the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Slowly add the reserved clam broth, thyme and chipotle puree to the pan, stir well, bring to a simmer. Add the potatoes and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the cream, shrimp and scallops to the chowder and simmer, covered, over low heat. Add the clams back to the chowder and season with salt and white pepper.

CLAM AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine 3 tablespoons of butter and the flour in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes, until the butter begins to froth and brown lightly. Slowly add the water or stock, stirring constantly to ensure smooth blending, for about 10 to 15 minutes, until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Place a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the remaining tablespoon of butter. Add the onion, leek, and celery and sauté for about 5 minutes, until just translucent.
• Transfer the contents of the pan to the slow cooker and add the potatoes and thyme. Pour in the sauce. Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours, until the potatoes are tender.
• Place a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, turning, until crispy. Transfer to paper towels to drain, and then dice.
• Stir the half-and-half, bacon, and clams into the chowder and continue to cook for 30 minutes, until heated through.
• Ladle into bowls and serve garnished with the parsley.
• VARIATIONS
• To make a good vegetarian chowder, omit the clams and bacon and add 3 cups of fresh or frozen corn or mixed vegetables.