AuthorT LCategoryChowders, Clams, Seafood RecipesDifficultyIntermediateRed Rhode Island Style Clam Chowder
in a large stockpot, heat the salt pork until fat melts.
Add chopped onions; Cook over gentle heat until very soft.
Add clam juice, potatoes, seasonings, tomato puree, and a little water; simmer until the potatoes are soft. *Only Then* Add quahogs/clams. Simmer for 5-6 more mins to lightly cook clams. If clams are cooked too long or at too high of heat they will become rubbery!
Heat and taste for seasoning.
TIP: It is best to use old, not new, potatoes because they thicken the chowder with their starch.
This is not a thick chowder, but can be thickened by crushing Pilot crackers and adding to the chowder near the end of cooking.
Ingredients
Directions
in a large stockpot, heat the salt pork until fat melts.
Add chopped onions; Cook over gentle heat until very soft.
Add clam juice, potatoes, seasonings, tomato puree, and a little water; simmer until the potatoes are soft. *Only Then* Add quahogs/clams. Simmer for 5-6 more mins to lightly cook clams. If clams are cooked too long or at too high of heat they will become rubbery!
Heat and taste for seasoning.
TIP: It is best to use old, not new, potatoes because they thicken the chowder with their starch.
This is not a thick chowder, but can be thickened by crushing Pilot crackers and adding to the chowder near the end of cooking.
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