1/2 lb Thick cut bacon
1 lg Yellow onion
2 Ribs celery
1 lg Bell pepper
4 cl Garlic
1/2 lb Bulk chorizo sausage
1 tb Flour
1 c White wine
1 lg Russet potato
2 c Clam juice
10 oz Can whole clams; w/juice
6 oz Can minced clams; w/juice
28 oz Can diced tomatoes *
1 c Chicken stock; more at need
* You can zip this soup up by using 2 (14 oz) cans of
Red Gold diced tomatoes w/green chilies. -- UDD
Preheat soup pot over medium high heat. Cut bacon cross
wise into 1/2" pieces. Add bacon to hot pot and saute for
about 5 minutes to render fat.
Meanwhile, dice onion, celery, and green pepper. Mince
garlic. Remove bacon from pot and set aside for later.
Add onion, celery and pepper to bacon fat. Reduce heat to
medium and sweat onions and celery for about five minutes
until softened. Add garlic and chorizo and sweat for
another 2 minutes. Add flour and saute for 1 minute. Add
white wine and bring to a boil and reduce by half.
Peel potato and dice into 1/2" cubes. Add clams with their
juices, clam juice, tomatoes with their juices and stock.
Cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
Add potatoes and boil for about 5-6 minutes until cooked
through. Bring soup to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with
salt and pepper.
Serve garnished with reserved bacon pieces.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
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