# Clam Chowder

This video outlines how to make a creamy clam chowder, a comforting and flavorful soup perfect for any season.

- Total time: 75 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- strips fatty bacon
- 0.5 onion
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 garlic clove
- splashes Worcestershire sauce
- splashes hot sauce
- 0.33 cup flour
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups half and half
- 8 oz clam juice
- thyme
- bay leaf
- 0.25 tsp oregano
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 1 lb golden potatoes
- 4 cans clams
- salt

## Instructions

1. Crisp a few strips of fatty bacon in a pot.
2. Remove the bacon and leave some fat in the pot.
3. Add 1/2 an onion and 1 celery stalk to the pot and sauté.
4. Add 1 large garlic clove and stir.
5. Add a couple splashes of Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce, then stir.
6. Cook for a couple of minutes.
7. Slowly incorporate 3 cups of chicken broth while stirring.
8. Add 3 cups of half and half and stir.
9. Add the juice from 4 cans of clams, but don't add the clams yet.
10. Add one 8oz bottle of clam juice.
11. Add thyme and bay leaf.
12. Add 1/4 tsp oregano and 1/4 tsp black pepper, then stir.
13. Simmer just below medium heat for about 30 minutes.
14. Add 1lb diced golden potatoes (peel them if you want).
15. Simmer for another 30-45 minutes.
16. Add the clams from the 4 cans.
17. Salt to taste after adding the clams.
18. Cook for 5 minutes and turn off the heat.
19. Serve the clam chowder in a bowl.
20. Garnish with bacon bits, crackers, and hot sauce.

## Equipment

- pot
- wooden spoon
- ladle
- bowl

## Tips

- Peel the potatoes if you want to.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@greg_cooks/video/7475522848510053663?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7562304036884710942
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7b282b6d-6118-4553-ac81-c4d0cc0e07b3
- Extracted: 2025-10-17

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