Author Notes
Broth based clam chowder is a lighter, vegetable dense version of clam chowder. Made with clams, bacon, potatoes, celery, carrots and lemon juice, this may be your new favorite clam chowder. —Kim at Something New For Dinner
Ingredients
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4
6.5 ounce cans chopped clams
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4
bacon slices, chopped into 1/4" pieces
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2 cups
leeks, thinly sliced
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3
celery stalks, thinly sliced
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2
carrots, peeled and chopped in a 1/4" dice
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2 teaspoons
fresh thyme, chopped
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3
8-ounce bottles clam juice
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1
14.5 ounce can chicken stock
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2 teaspoons
Worcestershire sauce
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4 cups
Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/4" pieces
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1/2 teaspoon
crushed red peppers
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4 tablespoons
butter
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juice from 1 lemon
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4 tablespoons
chopped parsley
Directions
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Set a fine mesh colander over a bowl and drain clams into the mesh. Reserve clam juice and set juice and clams aside.
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Heat a heavy bottomed soup pot or Dutch oven over medium high and add the bacon. Cook stirring occasionally until crisped. Remove bacon from the pot and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
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Add leeks to the residual bacon grease and saute for about 5 minutes, until soft. Add celery, carrots and thyme and continue cooking for another 3 minutes.
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Add clam juice, including the clam juice reserved from the canned clams, chicken stock and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil and add the potatoes. Return to a boil and then reduce heat to medium low. Add the bacon and crushed red peppers to the pot and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
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When potatoes are done, stir in 4 tablespoons of butter. Add clams, lemon juice and parsley and heat briefly. You do not want to overcook the clams or they become tough and rubbery. Taste and adjust seasonings.
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