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While I too like the New England style chowder the best, I do like this as well. It really warms a guy up with that red pepper and spicy v-8 in there. It's grown on me a bit.
Brown 1/4 pound of chopped bacon and reserve about 1 1/2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 large onion, chopped medium
2 celery stalks, chopped medium
1 carrot - fine chop
5-10 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
In a 6-8qt. Kettle sauté the above in the bacon fat on medium-low heat until soft- stir so it doesn't burn.
After veggies have softened, add.
5 sprigs chopped fresh parsley
3 chopped green onion tops
3-4 bay leaves
1 -1.25 pound diced potatoes
3-4cups clamato juice and 1 cup spicy V-8 juice
Two 14 ounce cans chopped tomatoes (with liquid)
Bring to boil then simmer until potatoes are soft -about 15 min. or a bit more
After potatoes are soft, add about 1/3 of a large Costco can of clams and juice (or two big cups of chopped fresh razors)
1/2 to 1 tablespoon garlic salt or to taste
Add a bit more Clamato if it seems too thick. Or, if it's not thick enough, remove some of the potatoes, purée them with a hand blender then put them back in.
Top bowls with:
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops or parsley for garnish
Goes great with BLTs
Brown 1/4 pound of chopped bacon and reserve about 1 1/2 tablespoons bacon fat
1 large onion, chopped medium
2 celery stalks, chopped medium
1 carrot - fine chop
5-10 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
In a 6-8qt. Kettle sauté the above in the bacon fat on medium-low heat until soft- stir so it doesn't burn.
After veggies have softened, add.
5 sprigs chopped fresh parsley
3 chopped green onion tops
3-4 bay leaves
1 -1.25 pound diced potatoes
3-4cups clamato juice and 1 cup spicy V-8 juice
Two 14 ounce cans chopped tomatoes (with liquid)
Bring to boil then simmer until potatoes are soft -about 15 min. or a bit more
After potatoes are soft, add about 1/3 of a large Costco can of clams and juice (or two big cups of chopped fresh razors)
1/2 to 1 tablespoon garlic salt or to taste
Add a bit more Clamato if it seems too thick. Or, if it's not thick enough, remove some of the potatoes, purée them with a hand blender then put them back in.
Top bowls with:
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops or parsley for garnish
Goes great with BLTs
