Few slices of bacon 2 Tablespoons butter 3 celery stalks 1 medium size onion Half teaspoon coarse salt 2 large potatoes 2 tablespoons corn flour 2 bowls of home made fish stock 1 small can of cream 1 cup of frozen clams White grounded pepper
Method
Chop finely the celery stalks and onion. Chop bacon in small pieces. Heat wok over medium heat, add butter and fry bacon until the bacon renders its fat. Make sure to adjust heat so that butter does not turn brown. Add the chopped celery and onions into the wok with the bacon and sprinkle some coarse salt. Stir well until the vegetables are soft about 5 minutes. Peel the two potatoes and cut into pieces. Sprinkle flour into the vegetables and cook. Make sure to stir well until the flour smells a bit like pie crust about 3 minutes. Add potatoes, fish broth and cream. Bring to simmer and cook until potatoes are very tender about 20 minutes. When the potatoes are tender, add the clams and simmer until cooked through. Taste the chowder and add more coarse salt to taste if required. Serve hot and topped with pepper.
Tips
This is how you can add flavour to frozen clams. You can mash the potatoes or go for soft potato cubes for this clam chowder recipe. There is no hard or fast rules to cooking. Cream will yield a richer and more classic chowder.