Subj : 2/25 Clam Chowder Day - 4 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Feb 24 2023 05:21:16 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Manhattan Clam Chowder w/Chorizo Categories: Seafood, Pork, Vegetables, Wine, Potatoes Yield: 7 Servings 1/2 lb Thick cut bacon 1 lg Yellow onion 2 Ribs celery 1 lg Bell pepper 4 cl Garlic 1/2 lb Bulk chorizo sausage 1 tb Flour 1 c White wine 1 lg Russet potato 2 c Clam juice 10 oz Can whole clams; w/juice 6 oz Can minced clams; w/juice 28 oz Can diced tomatoes * 1 c Chicken stock; more at need * You can zip this soup up by using 2 (14 oz) cans of Red Gold diced tomatoes w/green chilies. -- UDD Preheat soup pot over medium high heat. Cut bacon cross wise into 1/2" pieces. Add bacon to hot pot and saute for about 5 minutes to render fat. Meanwhile, dice onion, celery, and green pepper. Mince garlic. Remove bacon from pot and set aside for later. Add onion, celery and pepper to bacon fat. Reduce heat to medium and sweat onions and celery for about five minutes until softened. Add garlic and chorizo and sweat for another 2 minutes. Add flour and saute for 1 minute. Add white wine and bring to a boil and reduce by half. Peel potato and dice into 1/2" cubes. Add clams with their juices, clam juice, tomatoes with their juices and stock. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and boil for about 5-6 minutes until cooked through. Bring soup to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve garnished with reserved bacon pieces. Makes 6 to 8 servings Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one" -- A. J. Why --- MultiMail/Win * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .