New England Clam Chowder
Creamy clam soup with bacon, potatoes, leek, spring onion, and celery, thickened with flour and finished with milk and cream.
This New England version starts with fresh clams and their cooking liquid, with a creamy base of vegetables, bacon, and potatoes. Serve hot, topped with chives.
Ingredient allergens
Allergen listDepends on the product
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Eggs
White wine
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Milk and milk products
White wine
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Sulphur dioxide and sulphites
White wine
Ingredients without verified allergen data 14
Ingredients without verified allergen data: Clams, Water, Bacon, Butter, Leek, Spring onion, Celery, Wheat flour, Potatoes, Milk, Liquid cream, Salt, Ground white pepper, Fresh chives.
Alternatives by dietary restriction
Lactose-free milk
For lactose intolerance
It can replace liquid milk in cooking and baking to reduce lactose. It retains milk proteins, so it does not avoid the milk allergen. Choose a variety suited to the recipe and check the label. Also check other allergens and the risk of cross-contact.
Lactose-free milk retains milk proteins. This option does not address milk allergy.
Allergens to consider in this alternative:
- Milk and milk products
Check the label, other allergens and cross-contact. Replacing one ingredient does not remove allergens elsewhere in the recipe; adjustments depend on the culinary use.
Method
- 01
Open the clams
Put the clams in a hot pan with the white wine and water. Cover and cook over high heat until they open. Remove the clams, strain and reserve the cooking liquid, then remove the meat from the shells and set it aside.
Ready to continue when: The shells have opened and the cooking liquid has been strained.
- 02
Brown the bacon
Brown the bacon in a pot. Remove it and set it aside, leaving the rendered fat in the pot.
Ready to continue when: The bacon is browned and has rendered some of its fat.
- 03
Soften the vegetables
Chop the leek, spring onion, and celery. Add them to the pot with the bacon fat, season with the salt, and cook, stirring from time to time, until tender.
Ready to continue when: The leek, spring onion, and celery are tender, with no raw bite.
20 min - 04
Add the butter and flour
Add the butter and flour to the vegetables. Stir as the flour cooks so it combines without forming lumps.
Ready to continue when: The flour is mixed with the butter and vegetables, with no visible lumps.
- 05
Cook the potatoes
Pour the strained clam liquid into the pot and add the diced potatoes. Cook until tender.
Ready to continue when: A fork passes easily through the potatoes.
20 min - 06
Add the milk, cream, and bacon
Stir in the milk and cream. When the soup begins to boil again, add the reserved bacon and stir.
Ready to continue when: The soup returns to a gentle boil and the bacon is evenly distributed.
- 07
Finish and serve
Add the reserved clams and ground white pepper. Ladle the soup into deep bowls and finish with chopped fresh chives.
Ready to continue when: The clams are incorporated and the soup is served hot with chives on top.
Ingredients
Sources and review
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