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Recipe: Clam and Sweet Corn Chowder (using bacon, leeks and cream)

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CLAM AND SWEET CORN CHOWDER

"Every year at the chowder contest in Greenport, Long Island, we are saddened to note that there are fewer New England-style white chowders entered in the contest. We are both white chowder fans, and we make ours with littlenecks, one of the smallest of the hard-shell clams, which are usually under two inches across. Be sure they are alive when you buy them; their shells should be closed tightly. Use them the same day you purchase them."

5 slices bacon, diced (1/4-inch dice)
1 small yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 medium leek, cut into 1/4-inch dice
3 ribs celery, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 fresh bay leaf
3 fresh thyme sprigs
4 cups vegetable-corn stock*
3 ears sweet corn, kernels cut off the cobs*
3 cups peeled and diced white potatoes (1/2-inch dice)
36 littleneck clams, shucked and chopped, or 2 (8-ounce) jars chopped clams, drained
1 cup heavy (whipping) cream
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons paprika

Cook the bacon in a large soup pot over medium heat until crisp.

Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat and add the onions, leeks, celery, garlic, and bay leaf to the pot. Continue to cook over medium heat until the vegetables are softened, 4 to 5 minutes.

Add the thyme, stock, corn, and potatoes and simmer until the potatoes are tender, 7 to 10 minutes.

Add the clams and cream and simmer until the clams are warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Ladle the hot soup into bowls and garnish with the parsley and paprika.

*If you don't have the stock on hand, reserve the corn cobs for making it.

Makes 6 servings
Source: Recipes from Home by David Page and Barbara Shinn
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