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Fall River Clam Chowder

Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozDiced bacon - (abt 4 oz)
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped leeks, white part only
2 cups 292g / 10ozPeeled, 1/2" diced potatoes
1 cup 237mlWater
3 cups 711mlHalf-and-half
1 lb 454g / 16ozChopped clams
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground white pepper - to taste
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozShaved green onions
  Bayou Blast - {Emeril's Creole Seasoning} - see * Note

Recipe Instructions

* Note: See the "Bayou Blast - {Emeril's Creole Seasoning}" recipe which is included in this collection.

In a soup pot, cook the bacon until crisp; remove and reserve. To the bacon fat, add the leeks and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Add the potatoes and water. Bring up to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and add half-and-half. Cook until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Add the clams and bacon and continue cooking for 3 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper. Garnish with shaved green onions and Bayou Blast, if desired.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2256 broadcast 10-07-1996) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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