Homemade Clam Chodder

OK people, I told you that I would be back...Now for something awesomely delicious...my homemade clam chowder.

Ingredients:

1/2 pound unsalted butter*
8 oz. all purpose flour by weight
1 pound salt pork, skinned and diced small
8 celery stalks diced fine
1 small yellow onion, diced fine
2 24 oz cans of chopped clams with juice
1/2 gallon of milk
2 24 oz cans of diced potatoes, drained
1 tbsp of ground black pepper

Procedure:

in a medium stock pot, melt butter over medium high heat, once melted add flour, stir until incorporated and then stir for an additional 6 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside.
In a large skillet, brown the salt pork until golden brown and done, add the celery and onion and saute for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent, remove from heat and set aside.
Put the butter/flour mixture back over medium high heat and stir for two minutes, add milk, stir until slightly thickened, add the clam juice, stir again until slightly thickened.
Add the onion mixture to pot stir to incorporate Add the clams, stir again add potatoes, stir again to incorporate, turn heat to simmer and cook for approximately 15 minutes, stir occasionally.

Serve with oyster crackers and garnish with parsley flakes.

Serves 5 to 7 people

Only use unsalted butter for this recipe because the salt pork gives all the salt needed for this dish.

If it thickens up to much add 1/2 cup milk at a time until the desired thickness.


ENJOY!!!!!