Tonight's Clam Chowder

[Claire]

yum. Now you've got me going again. Just when my herb garden finished dieing.

[taxlady]

Originally Posted by 4meandthem

I have made it with a can of clams a splash of white wine,lemon juice,chicken broth and some capers . reduce it and toss with some fried (or fresh) parsley and pecorino. A little micro grated lemon rind is good too. I like coarse grind pepper on mine too.

Sounds really 'nummy. I have copied and pasted this.

[luckytrim]

Originally Posted by buckytom

that looks really good, 4me. A somewhat healthy version of clam showdair.

Opied and saved. Thanks.

say chowdah !!

[Addie]

Originally Posted by luckytrim

say chowdah !!

Thank you. I almost didn't recognize what buckytom was trying to say. But I didn't want to rub in my Bostonian accent.

[CWS4322]

Originally Posted by Claire

Hmmm. I don't make chowder, but have been looking for something to make clams linguini, which I've had a taste for lately. It didn't occur to me to buy canned. Our local grocery has a tendency to have live clams during the holidays -- when I have so many meals out to go to that I do bare minimum cooking at home. And of course, this last (actually, first) cold spell killed the last of my parsley. It will probably wait until spring.

I use the white clam sauce recipe that is in the Minnesota Heritage Cookbook. I can PM that to you--it uses canned clams, white wine, and is always a hit with my family.

[Addie]

Originally Posted by CWS4322

I use the white clam sauce recipe that is in the Minnesota Heritage Cookbook. I can PM that to you--it uses canned clams, white wine, and is always a hit with my family.

My mother always made the clams with linguini. I loved the sauce, but have never been a fan of linguini. Italians make the sauce with the red gravy as well as the white.

[buckytom]

Originally Posted by luckytrim

say chowdah !!

lol, lt knew the reference.

addie, there was a simpson's episode from years ago where the snooty french chef called chowdah "show-dair".

[pinchharmonic]

if i wanted to replace the milk with cream how would i do so? I can't tolerate lactose, but cream (and cheese) I have no issues with.

i would consider almond milk / coconut milk in other recipes, but it might ruin the taste of a chowder.

maybe cream + sugar to make up for the lactose?

[Margi Cintrano]

Good Morning,

Enjoying the variety of clam chowders on this thread ... However, personally from my viewpoint, I prefer a Manhattan Clam Chowder ... Would anybody like to share their recipe ?

Thanks. Margi.

[Margi Cintrano]

Potato Substitute for Lactose ( cream / milk ) :

I substitute a potato or 2 in my cream soups hot or cold almost all the time for myself ( nothing to do with lactose however ) ... It works superbly. It provides the creamy texture as well.

Margi.