CLAM DIGGER CLAM CHOWDER

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Ingredients

16 ounces bacon
2 units onion
1 units celery
3 cloves garlic
5 pounds russet potatoes
16 ounces clam juice
32 ounces chicken stock
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons pepper
28 ounces clams
7 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
4 cups heavy cream
3 teaspoons thyme
1.5 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

Steps:

Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot. Remove bacon with slotted spoon and drain. Add onion, celery, and garlic to bacon drippings and saute until soft.
Add potatoes, clam juice, chicken stock, salt, pepper, bring to a boil, cover and simmer about 10 min. or until potatoes are tender, remove from heat.
Add clams and their liquid, whisk flour into milk, add to chowder with heavy cream. Cook over med. heat, stirring constantly until chowder thickens and bubbles, or about 3 minutes. Stir in the fresh thyme, and Worcestershire sauce. Serve it garnished with bacon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g