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Clam Chowder
Ingredients:
1 1/2 kg fresh
clams in shell.
1 cup of water.
1 tablespoon oil.
125g bacon,
chopped.
1 onion, chopped.
500g potatoes,
peeled & cubed.
1 1/4 cups fish
stock.
2 cups of milk.
1/2 cup of cream.
Salt & pepper to
taste.
Method:
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Place clams in
a large pan with water. Simmer, covered over
a low heat for 5 minutes or until shells
open. Discard the unopened ones. Strain the
liquid & reserve.
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Remove meat
from shells, & chop finely.
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Heat oil in
pan & add bacon & onion. Cook, stirring
until bacon is crisp & onion is translucent.
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Add potato &
stir.
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Measure out 1
1/4 of the reserved liquid. Add this liquid,
the fish stock & the milk to the bacon/onion
mix. Bring to boil & simmer, covered over a
low heat for 20 minutes until the potato is
tender.
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Add cream,
clam meat, salt & pepper. Heat through
before serving.
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