American Classics
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New England Clam Chowder
Rich potato and clam soup with smoky bacon and fresh thyme.



in the kitchen
What you need
Ingredients
- 2 cans whole clams
- 4 strips bacon
- 1 onion
- 3 yukon potatoes
- 2 cups cream
- 1 cup clam juice
- Thyme, bay
How to cook it
Method
- Render bacon, then sweat onion in the fat with thyme.
- Add diced potatoes and clam juice; simmer until tender.
- Pour in clams and cream, warm gently without boiling.
- Finish with cracked pepper and a parsley shower.
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