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Clam Chowder

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Clam Chowder #98 · lunch · american Host: Serious Eats — New England Clam Chowder → Pinterest → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 2–3 strips bacon or salt pork 1 onion, 2 celery stalks, 2–3 potatoes diced 2 cups clam juice or broth + 2 cans chopped clams with juice 1–2 cups milk/cream; butter; thyme; salt; pepper; flour for roux optional Oyster crackers Steps Render bacon; sauté onion and celery; add flour if using for a light roux. Add potatoes and clam juice; simmer until potatoes are tender. Stir in clams and milk/cream; heat gently without boiling hard. Season; serve with oyster crackers. Source: Serious Eats — New England Clam Chowder tags: clam,potato,cream,onion · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	New England clam chowder Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) crumb: clams + potatoes + cream American regional soup from the household classic. Differences: Creamy clam-potato chowder is the classic dish; under-labeled as Somewhat.

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Clam Chowder
#98 · lunch · american
Host: Serious Eats — New England Clam Chowder → Pinterest → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

2–3 strips bacon or salt pork
1 onion, 2 celery stalks, 2–3 potatoes diced
2 cups clam juice or broth + 2 cans chopped clams with juice
1–2 cups milk/cream; butter; thyme; salt; pepper; flour for roux optional
Oyster crackers

Steps

Render bacon; sauté onion and celery; add flour if using for a light roux.
Add potatoes and clam juice; simmer until potatoes are tender.
Stir in clams and milk/cream; heat gently without boiling hard.
Season; serve with oyster crackers.

Source: Serious Eats — New England Clam Chowder

tags: clam,potato,cream,onion · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

New England clam chowder
Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)

crumb: clams + potatoes + cream

American regional soup from the household classic.

Differences: Creamy clam-potato chowder is the classic dish; under-labeled as Somewhat.

Match: Exact

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Clam Chowder

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 2–3 strips bacon or salt pork
- 1 onion, 2 celery stalks, 2–3 potatoes diced
- 2 cups clam juice or broth + 2 cans chopped clams with juice
- 1–2 cups milk/cream; butter; thyme; salt; pepper; flour for roux optional
- Oyster crackers

Steps
1. Render bacon; sauté onion and celery; add flour if using for a light roux.
2. Add potatoes and clam juice; simmer until potatoes are tender.
3. Stir in clams and milk/cream; heat gently without boiling hard.
4. Season; serve with oyster crackers.

Citations
- Serious Eats — New England Clam Chowder: https://www.seriouseats.com/new-england-clam-chowder-recipe
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Clam+Chowder
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Clam+Chowder+recipe

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Dish: Clam Chowder
Match: Exact
Ancestor: New England clam chowder
Source: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)
Differences: Creamy clam-potato chowder is the classic dish; under-labeled as Somewhat.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Serious Eats — New England Clam Chowder (https://www.seriouseats.com/new-england-clam-chowder-recipe)
Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Clam+Chowder)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Clam+Chowder+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931).
The American household cooking encyclopedia covering baking, roasting, canning, and everyday family dishes across a century of editions.

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