Sydney's Clam Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 lb bacon, cut into small pieces
• 4 -5 medium potatoes, peeled & diced
• 2 bunches green onions, chopped (use some of the tops)
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth or 2 (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth
• 4 (6 ounce) cans clams, do not drain
• 2 pints heavy whipping cream
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in dutch oven, render bacon until brown & crispy.
• 2 to bacon & drippings add chopped green onions, and cook until tender, 2-3 minutes.
• 3 add cans of clams (with the juice) and cans of broth.
• 4 add potatos.
• 5 cover and simmer about 20 minutes until potatos are fork tender.
• 6 add cream and stir well.
• 7 bring back up to temp and simmer for about 10 more minutes so flavors can blend.
• 8 add a roux to thicken. (to 3-4 tbls butter melted in a small skillet, add 3-4 tbls flour. these amounts are always equal. stir to blend and let sizzle for a few minutes to get rid of "raw" taste. stir a couple of times and add to chowder.) chowder should be close to boiling when you add this.
• 9 bring it to a full boil and it will thicken.
• 10 you can serve this with crusty bread and/or salad. or keep it simple and have oyster crackers ready to serve.