Soup Recipes

My favorite soup for sure...

Clam Chowder

Ingredients:
8 strips bacon, medium diced
1 cup leeks, chopped
1 cup yellow onions, chopped
1 stock celery, chopped
1 carrot peeled and diced
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
1/2 cup flour
1 pound white potatoes, medium diced (3 or 4 medium)
4 cups clam juice
2 cups heavy cream
5 cans clams, chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
In a heavy stock pot, over medium-high heat, render the bacon until crispy. Stir in the leeks, onions, celery and carrots. Add the bay leaves and thyme and sauté for about 4 or 5 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Stir in the flour and cook for another 2 or 3 minutes. Add the clam juice and potatoes and cook until fork tender. Add the heavy cream and bring up to a simmer. Then add the clams and bring to a simmer.

Note… Open cans of clams and drain juice into a container… That will be just over 2 cups of juice… Add another two 8 ounce jars of clam juice for the remaining amount of clam juice… Use only starchy potatoes…