Ingredients
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1 cup celery, diced 1/2 inch
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1 cup onion, diced 1/2 inch
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1 cup green pepper, diced 1/2 inch
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1 1/2 tablespoons salt
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3/4 tablespoon whole thyme
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6 bay leaves
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1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
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3/4 cup sherry wine
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2 cups water
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3/4 cup clam juice
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3/4 cup butter, melted
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1 cup flour
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2 quarts half-and-half
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3/4 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
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1 cup potato, diced 1/2 inch
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1 cup leek, diced 1/2 inch
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3/4 cup chopped clam (canned or fresh)
Instructions
- Combine melted butter and flour in oven-proof container and bake at 325 for 30 minutes In large saucepan, combine remaining ingredients except half-and-half.
- Simmer until potatoes are thoroughly cooked.
- Stir butter-flour mixture into chowder and stir until thick.
- Mixture will be slightly less thick than cookie dough.
- Remove chowder from heat.
- Stir in half-and-half until blended.
- Heat to serving temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Serve immediately.