Subj : 1/21 N.E. Clam Chowder 1
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From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jan 20 2025 06:30:00

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     Title: Clam Chowder w/Bacon & Green Chilies
Categories: Soups, Seafood, Pork, Dairy, Chilies
     Yield: 8 Servings

     8 sl Thick-cut bacon
     1 md Onion; minced
     3    Celery ribs; chopped
     4 md Potatoes; diced in bite
          - size pieces
     2 qt Chicken broth
     8 oz Diced green chilies
     1 tb Homemade taco seasoning;
          - below
     1 tb Ground cumin
          Salt
   3/4 c  Butter
   3/4 c  Sprouted flour or regular
     1 qt Cream
    13 oz (2 cans) minced clams, or
          - similar amount of fresh
          - clams
     8 oz Sour cream
     6 oz Grated Cheddar cheese; (opt)
     1 bn Chopped cilantro or sliced
          - green onions; (opt)

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     6 ts Mexene chilli spice mix
     5 ts Paprika
 4 1/2 ts Ground cumin
     1 tb Onion granules
     1 tb Garlic granules
   1/4 ts Cayenne; more to taste

 Mix well in a bowl.

 Makes about 1/2 a cup of mix.

 Keep unused portion in a sealed container in the ice box
 to keep the herbs/spices fresh.

 2 heaping tablespoons equal a packet.

 Begin by frying up your bacon in a medium cast-iron
 skillet. Rather than crumbling hot bacon after it's
 cooked, I prefer to just cut my raw bacon with kitchen
 shears and allow it to fry into already-crumbled bits. To
 your fried bacon bits, add the onion and celery and allow
 to cook until the veggies turn translucent.

 Meanwhile, bring chicken broth to boil in a 6 quart soup
 pot and add diced potatoes, green chilies, taco seasoning,
 cumin, and salt. Allow potatoes to cook in the boiling
 broth.

 About 10 minutes before broth and aromatic veggies are
 ready, begin making your roux in a small sauce pan. Melt
 butter over medium heat; then add flour, stirring
 constantly to create a pasty roux. To the hot roux, add
 cold cream. (REMEMBER: HOT roux + COLD cream = NO LUMPS!)
 Continue stirring over medium heat until it thickens into
 a nice, creamy gravy.

 Transfer bacon and aromatic veggies into your large soup
 pot. Add thickened gravy to the large soup pot. Stir
 until evenly mixed. Remove from heat. Add clams and sour
 cream and stir until evenly mixed.

 Serve up your extra tasty clam chowder in bowls, topped
 with grated cheese and cilantro or sliced green onions.

 From: http://www.foodrenegade.com

 Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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