New England Clam Chowder
also called clam chowder · white clam chowder · chowdah · cup of chowder
- Diner
- serves 6
- about 50 min
- Soups
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 3 oz(85 g; diced, or bacon)salt pork | render in a Dutch oven | sweat 8 min | stir in flour 2 min | simmer 15 min | warm through, no boil | season |
| 1 largeyellow onion | ||||||
| 2 ribscelery | ||||||
| 2 sprigsthyme | ||||||
| 3 Tbs(25 g)all-purpose flour | ||||||
| 1 1/2 lb(700 g; cubed)Yukon Gold potatoes | ||||||
| 3 cups(720 mL)clam juice | ||||||
| 1bay leaf | ||||||
| 2 cups(with their liquor)chopped clams | ||||||
| 1 cup(240 mL)heavy cream | ||||||
| 1 tspkosher salt | ||||||
| 1/2 tspblack pepper | ||||||
What to lay out
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Pans and tools
1render in a Dutch oven
2sweat 8 min
goes in with what step 1 made
3stir in flour 2 min
goes in with what step 2 made
4simmer 15 min
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5warm through, no boil
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6season
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Cooking it
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The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 25 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 10 minof the steps that give a time
3 of the 6 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. 8 min of that is counted as needing you only because the step never said otherwise. The recipe itself says 50 min.
render in a Dutch oven
not timedfrom the start
sweat 8 min
8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start
stir in flour 2 min
2 minneeds you(read off the step)8 min in
simmer 15 min
15 minwalk away(read off the step)10 min in
warm through, no boil
not timed25 min in
season
not timed25 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need Dutch oven
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See how it is written
>> title: New England Clam Chowder
>> category: Soups
>> tags: clams, potatoes, cream, seafood, stovetop
>> counters: Diner
>> aka: clam chowder, white clam chowder, chowdah, cup of chowder
>> servings: 6
>> time: 50 min
>> step.1: render in a Dutch oven
>> step.2: sweat 8 min
>> step.3: stir in flour 2 min
>> step.4: simmer 15 min
>> step.5: warm through, no boil
>> step.6: season
Render @salt pork{3%oz}(85 g; diced, or bacon) in a #Dutch oven{} until crisp.
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Cook @&(~1)base{} for ~{2%min} with @all-purpose flour{3%Tbs}(25 g).
Simmer @&(~1)base{} for ~{15%min} with @Yukon Gold potatoes{1 1/2%lb}(700 g; cubed), @clam juice{3%cups}(720 mL), and @bay leaf{1}.
Warm @&(~1)chowder{} through without boiling with @chopped clams{2%cups}(with their liquor) and @heavy cream{1%cup}(240 mL).
Season @&(~1)chowder{} with @kosher salt{1%tsp} and @black pepper{1/2%tsp}.