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Clam and Scallop Chowder

Welcome back to Chefpo's Kitchen! 

Today, we've made some pretty great clam chowder, complete with sand! That means they're some legit clams. Now, we've made this quite a few times, but it seems that every time, it's a little different. Wanna know why? It's all because of the secret technique: eyeball everything! Apparently, that's what gives it such a home-y feel.
Remember last time, in the Hash Brown Egg Cups, I said that that was pretty customizable? This is actually really, really customizable. We added a lot of ingredients, but feel free to change things up, add things, take things out, or even make tomato soup! Anyways, this is a general outline of what we made, so this version is sure to be a great tasting soup.

Clam and Scallop Chowder

Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 large potato, diced and steamed
  • 1/2 medium onion, diced
  • 3 slices of bacon, cut into pieces
  • 1 tablespoon oil or butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 can of clams
  • 1 bottle of clam juice
  • 8 large sea scallops, chopped
  • 1 cup of chicken broth
  • 1 cup of heavy cream
  • Up to 1 cup of milk or cream (basically enough to make the consistency as you want it)
  • Thyme, salt, and pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Make sure all your ingredients are ready for cooking. That is, dice and steam the potatoes, dice the onions, and chop the bacon and scallops.
  2. Cook the bacon in a dutch oven (everything will be cooked in here). Then, add the oil and onions. Saute the onions until they're soft.
  3. Add the flour into the mixture and stir until it mixes.
  4. Time for liquids: add the chicken broth, clam juice, and heavy cream slowly and stir it in. 
  5. Now, add the potatoes. Then, add milk until the soup reaches the thickness that you like.
  6. Once it starts to broil, add scallops and cook this for a little bit. Then, add clams, which don't need to be cooked for long.
  7. Mix for just a minute or two, then take the pot off the heat. Add thyme, salt, and pepper to taste.
  8. Now you've got yourself a delicious soup!

This soup goes great with a lot of things, so we paired it with some quiches whose recipes will be out soon!
 

Also, if you've been wondering why I use "we" in a lot of the writing, you'll see in the next post introducing the three Chefpos that are featured on this blog! 
Stay tuned~
-Chefpo
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