A recipe for Mrs. King's Windemere Clam Chowder. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Mrs. King's Windemere Clam Chowder shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
12 can Clams, minced (6 1/2 oz.)2 ea. Potatoes, diced very fine
2 ea. Onions diced fine/sauteed
1 qt Whole milk
1/2 pt Heavy cream
1/4 lb. Margarine or butter
3 ea. Eggs
1/4 Tsp. Baking soda
Worcestershire sauce to taste
3 ea. Strips of bacon rendered until Dry and crumbled very fine
1 Tsp. Horse radish
l/4 c. flour
Directions
1. Open 11 cans of clams. (Save 12th can for blending withthickening ingredients.) Separate clams into a bowl and pour clam juice into a large cooking pot. 2. Add potatoes and onions to clam juice. Cover and simmer until
potatoes are tender. From this point on, always cook in an uncovered pot over low or medium heat. NEVER allow the chowder to boil! 3. Add clams, Worcestershire sauce and optional bacon.
4. In a blender, mix very thoroughly 2 cups of milk, 12th can of
clams and its juice, flour, cream, horse radish, and eggs. 5. Slowly stir the blended mixture into the cooking clams. Add the
remaining 2 cups of milk. Turn heat down to low. 6. Cook for 10-15 minutes; stir occasionally, but do NOT allow the
contents to come to a boil. 7. Dissolve the baking soda in one Tsp. of water and add it to
the chowder to prevent ingredient separation. 8. Taste and season if necessary.
9. Float the stick of butter or margarine on the chowder. When it
melts, fold it in. Allow the chowder to ripen for at least 3 hours before serving.
