Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Manhattan Clam Chowder

Oh, YUM!  I've actually never had Manhatten Clam Chowder before and BOY was I missing out!!!!!!! It was so yummy and filling!  I loved the veggies in it and the "chewiness" of the clams!  All of the flavors just melded together so perfectly! It was a bit spicy, but I really liked it.  If you want to try and keep the heat down, disregard the hot sauce and maybe even the red pepper flakes.   My daughter ate it and never mentioned how spicy it was, LOL!  Maybe the enormous amount of oyster crackers she had in her bowl had something to do with her not noticing?!????!!!  LOL

I highly suggest you give this a try if you've never thought about it before!

Thank you again to Mamma Maria from Mamma Maria's La Cucina for inspiring me to make this recipe.  I made just a few minor changes.  Here is the original Manhatten Clam Chowder Recipe.

P.S.  Don't be intimidated by the long list of ingredients!  This comes together very quickly, I promise!  It took me about 15 minutes.

Manhattan Clam Chowder

Ingredients:
1 6.5 oz. can minced clams (undrained)
1 6.6 oz. can chopped clams (undrained)
1 can whole baby clams (undrained)
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 chicken bouillon cube
4 dashes hot sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. dried thyme
2 bay leaves
28 oz. Crushed tomatoes
7.5 oz. Tomato Sauce
2 cups water

1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Oyster Crackers to serve on the side.

Directions:
In the bottom of your crock, place all the clams.
Next, dump in your potatoes, carrots, onions and celery.
Next, season with the garlic, bouillon cube, hot sauce, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, pepper, thyme and bay leaves.
Lastly, pour in your crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce and water.  Give it a stir.
Cook on LOW for 8-10 hours or on HIGH for 4-5 hours.
Right before serving, add the fresh chopped parsley.
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Serve with some oyster crackers.
Enjoy!


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3 comments:

  1. This is exactly the recipe I've been looking for! My husband loved the chowder @ said that recipe is a "keeper."

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  2. You forgot to say how many it serves. ( 4, 6, 8, etc. )

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