Creamy New England-Style Clam Chowder

Ingredients

• 3 cups clams with juice
• 3 slices bacon
• 1 onion
• 2 celery stalks
• 3 potatoes
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup cream
• 2 tbsp flour

How to make it

1. Cook bacon until crisp and reserve.
2. Sauté onion and celery in the bacon fat.
3. Add flour, then gradually add clam juice and milk.
4. Add potatoes and simmer until tender.
5. Stir in cream and clams near the end; heat gently without boiling hard.

Kitchen note

Ingredient brands, cookware and cooking temperatures can change results. Cook meat, poultry and seafood to a safe internal temperature and adjust seasoning to taste.