Phebe's Manhattan Clam Chowder

Recipe Ingredients

6		Smoked bacon strips - (to 8) - diced
1		Garlic clove - minced
1/2		Spanish onion - diced
1/2		Red bell pepper - diced
1/2		Yellow bell pepper - diced
1		Celery stalk - chopped
1		Diced peeled tomatoes - (8 oz)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon	5ml	Leek - diced (medium)
		Red pepper flakes - to taste
2 cups	474ml	Clam juice
2 cups	474ml	Vegetable stock
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Idaho potato - peeled, diced, (large)
		And cooked
1		Minced or chopped clams
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground balck pepper - to taste
1		Lemon juice
		Chopped fresh parsley - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Cook bacon with garlic in a 10-inch skillet over low heat until bacon is golden brown. Add onion, peppers and celery and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat until all vegetables are slightly softened.

Add tomatoes, thyme, leek, pepper flakes, clam juice and vegetable stock. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Add potato, clams, salt and pepper. Simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes. Add lemon juice and additional salt and pepper, if needed.

Serve hot, garnished with chopped parsley.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
Lynn Thomas on the http://www.prodigy.net Food BB

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