Clam Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) container of chopped clams, in juice
• 2 cups cold water
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease (from 1/4 lb bacon) or 1 tablespoon rendered fat (from 1/4 lb salt lamb)
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced new potatoes, drained (or fresh potatoes diced)
• 3 cups of scalded milk
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 in a 4 court pot on medium high add bacon and render fat, set bacon aside to use for a garnish when done. add onions and sauté until tender (if using salt lamb render the fat before adding onions).
• 2 into onions, stir flour, celery salt, pepper, clam liquid, and 2 teaspoons of salt (if using fresh potatoes add at this time).cook, covered, 8 minutes.
• 3 add milk, clams, potatoes, 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and butter.
• 4 cook covered another 10 minutes.
• 5 garnish with crumbled bacon.