Recipe: Delicious Clam Chowder (Maine-Style)

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Clam Chowder (Maine-Style). It was a little "ligher" than a traditional clam chowder and we liked that. Just about as perfect as it gets. Good sourdough bread and some citrus salad or Waldorf salad and you have a real Saturday night meal..

Sweat the onion and pork. (Sautee to a point just before it starts to caramelize).

How to Make Maine Style Clam Chowder.

Using a deep saucepan, fry salt pork or bacon slowly.

You can have Clam Chowder (Maine-Style) using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Clam Chowder (Maine-Style)

1. Prepare 5 oz of Salt Pork.

2. You need 1 large of Onion.

3. Prepare 3 large of Redskin Potatoes.

4. Prepare 1 quart of Water.

5. It’s 2 cup of Chopped Clams.

6. You need 1 1/2 cup of Evaporated Milk.

Cook on low heat until onion is soft.

Add clam juice, diced raw potato and enough black pepper to satisfy your taste.

This recipe makes a thin milky Maine style chowder.

If you prefer a thicker chowder you can add a thickener like xanthan gum powder to the chowder just before the clams and cauliflower are added.

Clam Chowder (Maine-Style) step by step

1. Sweat the onion and pork. (Sautee to a point just before it starts to caramelize).

2. Pour in 1 quart of water and bring to a boil..

3. Once Boiling add potatoes.

Serve immediately or chill and reheat the next day - the flavors blend better overnight.

This homemade clam chowder is a breeze to make.

It has a light, creamy consistency and is loaded with bacon, diced potatoes, celery and fresh herbs.

Clam Chowder - Maine Style recipe.

Maine style clam chowder is made from soft-shell clams (steamers), rather than quahogs.