Honestly saying, I just love clam chowder! Anyone who likes to have something buttery and moist, would love this Ivars clam chowder recipe, because this is the best clam chowder recipe, I have ever tasted in my whole life.
So chefs! Take your cooking experience a step ahead preparing this recipe at home, or if you are doing start up, this can be the best-served appetizer on your table.
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Original Clam Chowder Recipe
The warm saucy flavour of half-and-half collaborating with flour and other veggies, make the clams so much tasty that you’ll be ending up licking your fingers, even if you take a sip. Let’s check out the ivars clams recipe to find out what ingredients we need.
Seattle Clam Chowder Ingredients:
- 6 1/2 ounce of minced clams
- 1 cup of white onion, finely chopped
- 4 cups of half-and-half, warm
- 1 cup of fresh celery, finely diced
- 2 cups of potatoes, finely diced
- 3⁄4 cup of butter or 3/4 cup of margarine
- 3⁄4 cup of self-rising flour
- 1 tsp of Kosher salt or to taste
- 1 dash of pepper
- 1⁄2 tbsp of sugar
How to Make Ivar’s Clam Chowder Seattle Step by Step:
Step 1: Take out a medium saucepan, and drain juice from 6 ½ ounce of minced clams. Set them aside.
Step 2: In that saucepan, add 1 cup of chopped white onion, 1 cup of diced celery, and 2 cups of diced potatoes.
Step 3: Fill up with water so that the water barely touches the top.
Step 4: Cover the saucepan with lid, and keep the heat on medium flame, until the potatoes are tender enough. It takes not more than 20 minutes.
Step 5: Take out another large saucepan, and melt ¾ cups of butter, or ¾ cups of margarine.
Step 6: Add ¾ cup of self-rising flour in 4 batches, making crumble.
Step 7: Then, pour 4 cups of warm half-n-half slowly. Keep whisking until they completely melt with prepared flour.
Step 8: Cook it for 5 minutes or until the chowder is smooth and thick. If you desire a thinner chowder, then add almost ½ cup to ¾ cup of water or clam broth.
Step 9: Add the cooked vegetables with the sauce.
Step 10: Season with 1 tsp of Kosher salt, ½ tbsp. of sugar, and 1 dash of pepper to the saucepan.
Stir in, and add seasoning if needed. Transfer to a serving bowl, and enjoy the dish.
Conclusion:
This amazing pikes chowder enhances the taste of the overall meal with a sweetened buttery smoothness and moist gravy layer. Besides, the vegetables used here enrich the taste of this dish. The goodness of bites along with tender clams assure a heavenly flavour along with delightful taste every time you are enjoying it with your family members.
