Five Star Clam Chowder

Name: Five Star Clam Chowder
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 5 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 lb bacon, finely chopped; 1 white onion, chopped; 1 cup celery, chopped (1-2 stalks); 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1/4 teaspoon basil; 1/4 teaspoon oregano; 3 lbs canned clams; 3 cups clam juice; 3 pints heavy cream; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; 4 cups potatoes, diced (about 3 large potatoes); 10 drops Tabasco sauce; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 3/4 cup flour; 1 1/2 cups water

Submitted by EDMISTON99

"The thickest, creamiest, best tasting homemade Clam Chowder you've ever had. This is true five star restaurant caliber clam chowder that is remarkably easy to make and unbelievably delicious. You will have never had a better bowl of Clam Chowder outside of a restaurant environment. If you seek "stand out" recipes the way I do, you'll love this one. I generally double this recipe."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 5

ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 lb bacon, finely chopped
1 white onion, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped (1-2 stalks)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon thyme
¹⁄₄ teaspoon basil
¹⁄₄ teaspoon oregano
3 lbs canned clams
3 cups clam juice
3 pints heavy cream
¹⁄₄ teaspoon white pepper
4 cups potatoes, diced (about 3 large potatoes)
10 drops Tabasco sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
³⁄₄ cup flour
1 ¹⁄₂ cups water

directions

In an 10 quart pot, melt butter and sauté bacon over low heat until cooked, but do not brown.
Add diced onion and celery, and sauté until tender and translucent.
Add clam broth, white pepper, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce, potatoes and herbs.
Cook approximately 13 minutes to soften potatoes and incorporate flavors.
Add heavy cream and chopped clams. Bring to boil,.
Mix cornstarch and water together and add, stirring briskly.
Salt & pepper to taste.
Enjoy.

Questions & Replies

Is it flour or cornstarch, or does it not matter?

Anonymous
Can this be made the night before?

marsha k.
what would 5/8 of a tablespoon be in Canadian measurements?

kd.foster

Reviews

Husband and I agreed that this is the best clam chowder recipe I've tried yet. It was delicious and is still warming my tummy! I noticed there was no salt mentioned in the recipe and it did need quite a bit. I didn't have heavy cream on hand so I used 1 cup 1/2 and 1/2 and 2 cups whole milk along with 3 tablespoons corn starch and 3 of water to make up for it. Those were the only changes. Not a low cal/low fat recipe but that's not what I was going for. It's wonderful. Thank you.

lendube
Thank you for this recipe! It was so amazing. I skipped the celery and added more tabasco and fresh ground pepper to give it a nice kick. Will be making again and again! I used two short cans of the clams and it was the perfect amount of clams and clam juice.

Adrianne M.
I made this recipe for my husband. The only change I made was I only used two cans of chopped clams, which produced about 1 cup of clam juice. I also added a little more celery. When he came home, he was going to heat up the chowder. He tasted it and ended up eating the whole bowl cold! He is a big fan of clam chowder, and he said this was the BEST he every had.

cassarole queen
this is really a good chowder used little skin on red creamer potatoes sliced 1/8 in or so goodness what a delicious good looking and relatively easy dish will be making this one a lot thanks EDMISTON99 a real KEEPER

papa bob
This was a hit!! I will never go back to store bought clam chowder ever again!! <br/>I did make some changes. I actually used 4 cans of smoked clams in oil but drained the oil instead of clams in juice. It gave the chowder a bit of smokiness & I bought a bottle of clam juice separately to make up for the juice the recipe called for. Great, great flavor. I also doubled the recipe since I have family of 6. It was more than enough & so hearty. I used 3 medium potatoes & used the emulsifier to blend some of the mixture for thickness but also keep a chunky texture.

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This was a hit!! I will never go back to store bought clam chowder ever again!! <br/>I did make some changes. I actually used 4 cans of smoked clams in oil but drained the oil instead of clams in juice. It gave the chowder a bit of smokiness & I bought a bottle of clam juice separately to make up for the juice the recipe called for. Great, great flavor. I also doubled the recipe since I have family of 6. It was more than enough & so hearty. I used 3 medium potatoes & used the emulsifier to blend some of the mixture for thickness but also keep a chunky texture.

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