Recipe courtesy of Union Oyster House
Oyster House Clam Chowder
- Yield: 12 servings
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 45 min
Ingredients
2 pounds potatoes, diced
64 ounces clam juice
4 pounds freshly cooked or frozen clams, diced
4 ounces salt pork
2 small onions, diced
8 ounces butter
2 ounces flour
32 ounces half-and-half, scalded
Salt
Pepper
Hot pepper sauce
Worcestershire
Oyster or Pilot crackers, for garnish
Directions
- Bring potatoes and clam juice to a boil. Cook until potatoes are done. Add the clams, along with any surplus juice. Cook until tender, careful not to overcook and toughen the clams. Set aside.
- Skin the salt pork, dice it, and saute in a pan. Cook until rendered. Add onions and saute until translucent. Add butter, melt, and cook slightly. Add flour. If mixture is too loose, add a little more flour. Cook until slightly colored.
- Bring clams, juice and potatoes back to boil. Add cooked flour and salt pork mixture. Sauce will thicken, so stir often. Bring to a rolling boil. Add previously heated half-and-half to desired consistency. Season, to taste, with salt, pepper, hot pepper sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Serve with Oyster or Pilot crackers.