This New England style clam chowder has been a family favorite for many years.
Ingredients
1 cup onion, (diced)
1 cup celery, (diced)
2 cups diced red potatoes ((skin on))
Three 6.5 ounce cans chopped clams, (juice reserved)
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 cups whole milk
2 cups nonfat milk
Method
1
To a large saucepan, add the onion, celery and potatoes. Pour the clam juice over the veggies (don't add the clams yet); add enough water just to cover the vegetables, sprinkle on salt, and simmer until tender.
2
Make the white sauce when the veggies are done simmering. In another large saucepan, melt the butter, and then add the flour, mixing well with a wire whisk. Add the milks and whisk until slightly thickened. Add the clams, simmered vegetables and more salt, as desired. Heat through.
3
The soup will thicken more upon standing. Serve in soup bowls with a chunk of crusty sourdough bread.