Clam Chowder

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams, juice reserved
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 2 cups diced celery
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 4 -5 potatoes, cut into small cubes
• 1/4 lb butter
• 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour, see note in instructions

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, on medium heat, cook celery in reserved clam juice about 15 minutes.
• 2 add onions and potatoes to pot with celery.
• 3 cook till potatoes are tender.
• 4 add clams, butter, and 3 cups of the half and half.
• 5 combine the flour with the remaining cup of half and half. (the 8 tablespoons make a thick chowder. cut back to 5 tablespoons of flour if you would like a thinner chowder.)
• 6 add the flour mixture to the chowder to thicken.
• 7 makes 6 servings.