Rhode Island Clam Chowder With White Wine and Bacon Recipe
Category
Soups and Stews
Cusine
American
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How to make?
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 slices bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans clams in juice
1 cup dry white wine
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
2 potatoes, peeled and diced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half
Salt to taste
Directions
Scrub clams well under running water and set in a large bowl. Cover with cold water and add enough salt to make water taste salty like the sea. Let clams stand for about 30 minutes, then lift from water and rinse.
if there is sand on the bottom of the bowl, discard water, rinse bowl well, and repeat soaking procedure until sand no longer accumulates on bottom of bowl.
