Manhattan clam chowder
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients:
- 24 ea Fresh cherrystone or chowder
- 4 c Water
- 1/4 lb Salt pork diced
- 2 ea Onions finely chopped
- 1 1/2 c Chopped celery
- 4 ea Potatoes peeled and diced
- 3 c Tomato juice
- 1 ts Salt
- 1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 ts Thyme Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 20 Wash the clams well and place in a kettle with the water. Simmer until the shells open. Discard any clams that "do not" open. Drain and reserve
- 3 cups of the broth. Saute the salt pork until it is crisp and light
Instructions:
brown. Add the onions and celery and saute until they are translucent but not brown. Add the potatoes reserved clam broth tomato juice salt ans pepper. Bring to a boil cover and simmer for about 15 minutes until potatoes are barely tender. Meanwhile remove the clams from their shells and chop fine orput through a food grinder. Add the thyme and chopped clams to the potatoes. Cover and cook for 5 minutes longer. SOURCE: N.Y.Times Cookbook



