New Brunswick clam chowder is a creamy, savory dish that showcases the best of the region's seafood. Made with fresh clams, diced potatoes, onions, celery, and carrots, this chowder is simmered in a flavorful broth until the clams are tender and the vegetables are cooked through. A splash of cream or milk adds a touch of richness and creaminess, while a sprinkle of fresh parsley adds a pop of color and flavor. This classic New Brunswick dish is sure to warm you up on a cold day and is a must-try for any seafood lover.
In this article, we'll share two delicious recipes for New Brunswick clam chowder: a traditional recipe and a creamy version. The traditional recipe uses a simple broth made with clam juice, water, and seasonings, while the creamy version uses a combination of clam juice and milk or cream. Both recipes are easy to follow and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. We'll also provide tips for choosing the best clams, preparing the vegetables, and serving the chowder with your favorite toppings. So gather your ingredients and let's get cooking!
NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER I
Hot and hearty recipe that will warm you up on cold winter days.
Provided by Debbie2
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place diced bacon in large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook until almost crisp; add onions, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in water and potatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and cook uncovered for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.
- Pour in half-and-half, and add butter. Drain clams, reserving clam liquid; stir clams and 1/2 of the clam liquid into the soup. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until heated through. Do not allow to boil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 395.8 calories, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 101.4 mg, Fat 22.5 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 24.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 706.2 mg, Sugar 2 g
MY BEST CLAM CHOWDER
A delicious, traditional, cream based chowder, this recipe calls for the standard chowder ingredients: onion, celery, potatoes, diced carrots, clams, and cream. A little red wine vinegar is added before serving for extra flavor.
Provided by PIONEERGIRL
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Drain juice from clams into a large skillet over the onions, celery, potatoes and carrots. Add water to cover, and cook over medium heat until tender.
- Meanwhile, in a large, heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Whisk in cream and stir constantly until thick and smooth. Stir in vegetables and clam juice. Heat through, but do not boil.
- Stir in clams just before serving. If they cook too much they get tough. When clams are heated through, stir in vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.2 calories, Carbohydrate 28.4 g, Cholesterol 136.6 mg, Fat 32.7 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 23.9 g, SaturatedFat 19.7 g, Sodium 712.3 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
For a bowl of creamy comfort, try Dave Lieberman's New England Clam Chowder recipe from Food Network, perfect with homemade baguette croutons.
Provided by Dave Lieberman
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery and saute until softened, mixing often. Stir in the flour to distribute evenly. Add the stock, juice from 2 cans of chopped clams (reserve clams), cream, bay leaves, and potatoes and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, stirring consistently (the mixture will thicken), then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook 20 minutes, stirring often, until the potatoes are nice and tender. Then add clams and season to taste with salt and pepper, cook until clams are just firm, another 2 minutes.;
- Melt the butter in a large skillet and toss the bread cubes in the butter until browned and toasted, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add parsley and season with salt and pepper.;
CLAM CHOWDER
Steps:
- First, shuck the clams and remove the bellies. Clean the clams and then chop them into small pieces. Put to the side until ready to add to the pot.
- Heat the butter in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add the celery and sweet onion and cook, mixing often, until they begin to soften. Next, sprinkle in the salt, black pepper and seafood boil seasoning. Add the self-rising flour to make a roux. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Stir in the clams and clam juice.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon and finely chop. Add to the pot. Add the potatoes along with the scallions. Stir to combine. Lastly, add the milk and half-and-half. Stir to warm. Serve in a bowl with parsley as a garnish.
NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Rinse the clams several times under cold running water. Transfer to a large pot and add 3 cups water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then cover and cook until the clams open, about 6 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl; reserve the broth. Transfer the clams to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap so they don't dry out.
- Cook the bacon in a large pot over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Melt the butter in the same pot over medium heat. Add the celery, onion and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in the reserved clam broth, 1 1/2 cups water and the potato. Bring to a simmer and cook until the potato is tender and the soup thickens slightly, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, remove the clams from their shells and roughly chop.
- Reduce the heat under the soup to medium low. Whisk in the half-and-half and warm through (do not boil). Remove from the heat. Stir in the chopped clams; season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the reserved bacon and chives.
CONTEST-WINNING NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
This is the best New England clam chowder recipe, ever! In the Pacific Northwest, we dig our own razor clams and I grind them for the chowder. Since these aren't readily available, the canned clams are perfectly acceptable. -Sandy Larson, Port Angeles, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 55m
Yield 5 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; set aside. Saute celery and onion in the drippings until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the potatoes, water, clam juice, bouillon, pepper and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes., In a small bowl, combine flour and 1 cup half-and-half until smooth. Gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes., Stir in clams and remaining half-and-half; heat through (do not boil). Crumble the cooked bacon; sprinkle over each serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 788mg sodium, Carbohydrate 39g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 13g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
NB CLAM CHOWDER
ANother recipe from my Canadian pal. Please note: this clam chowder is not thick in texture (no flour or cornstarch), and not meant to be. I increased the amount of clams;) and added some seasonings.
Provided by Parsley
Categories Chowders
Time 55m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a soup pot, melt butter. Saute onion and celery until soft, but not brown.
- Add hot water, and diced potato. Bring just to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 12 minutes or until potato is tender.
- Add clams and juice, milk, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and parsley.
- Simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.6, Fat 12.6, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 122.4, Sodium 549, Carbohydrate 23.1, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 8.2, Protein 41.4
NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
Provided by Anne Burrell
Time 1h5m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the clams and 1 cup of water in a large pot. Cover and place over a high heat and cook the clams for 6 to 7 minutes. Uncover and remove the open clams.Cover the pot again and continue cooking the clams that haven't opened yet. Cook the clams for another 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and discard any clams that have not opened. Strain the liquid from the pot through a mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter and reserve.
- Coarsely chop the clams and reserve.
- Drizzle a few drops of olive oil into the bottom of the clam pot and toss in the bacon. Bring the pan to a medium heat. When the bacon has let off a lot of fat and become brown and crispy, toss in the onions and season lightly with salt. Cook the onions until they are very soft and aromatic but have no color, 7 to 8 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle the flour over the onions and potato mixture and stir to combine. Gradually whisk in the reserved clam juice. When the clam juice has been whisked in and there are no lumps, whisk in the milk and heavy cream and toss in the bay leaves and thyme. Taste for seasoning and adjust if needed. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer and simmer until the potatoes are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Toss in the reserved clams. Taste and re-season if needed and add hot sauce if using.
NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
Steps:
- Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute onions in butter until tender. Add flour; stir until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Drain potatoes; add to Dutch oven. Add clams and remaining ingredients; heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 45mg cholesterol, Sodium 678mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
Tips:
- Use fresh clams: Fresh clams will give your chowder the best flavor. If you can't find fresh clams, you can use frozen or canned clams, but they won't be as flavorful.
- Don't overcook the clams: Clams only need to be cooked for a few minutes, or they will become tough. Overcooked clams will also make your chowder gritty.
- Use a good quality clam juice: Clam juice is the base of your chowder, so it's important to use a good quality juice. Look for a clam juice that is clear and has a light, briny flavor.
- Add vegetables to your chowder: Vegetables add flavor, texture, and nutrients to your chowder. Some common vegetables to add to clam chowder include potatoes, celery, onions, and carrots.
- Season your chowder to taste: Clam chowder should be seasoned to your liking. Common seasonings include salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Serve your chowder hot: Clam chowder is best served hot, with a side of crusty bread or crackers.
Conclusion:
Clam chowder is a classic New England dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. With these tips, you can make a delicious clam chowder that your family and friends will love.
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