* Exported from MasterCook *

CLAM CHOWDER

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:45
Categories : 5-10G Low Carb Soup Seafood


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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36 clams
mussels can be used instead
1 1/2 qts water -- 1.25 ltres
1/2 lb bacon -- 250g chopped
3 lg onions -- chopped
1/2 cup chopped celery
2 tbsp carrots -- chopped
3/4 cup tomato puree
or 3 tomatoes skinned seeded and chopped
salt and pepper
1 tsp thyme
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp butter
cayenne pepper

1. Scrub the clams and steam over a cup of boiling water until open. Remove the tough parts of the clams and coarsely chop the rest, reserving all the juice and water they steamed over and straining it through a fine sieve to remove all grit.
2. Fry the bacon a little, add the onions, and saute a few minutes.
3. Put in a large saucepan the clam juice, bay leaf, water and all the vegetables and sauteed onions (except the potatoes) and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper and boil for a further 10 minutes.
5. Add the clams and simmer for 5 minutes .
6. Melt the butter and add the flour and cook for 1 minute, add a little of the broth to make it smooth and then combine with the soup and cook 3 minutes and season to taste.

Cuisine:
"Pacific Rim"



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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 272 Calories; 18g Fat (58.7% calories from fat); 18g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 54mg Cholesterol; 627mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : The AUSSIE Low Carb Gourmet Tony Blakemore July. 2001
e-mail Tony@carb-lite.au.com
web site www.carb-lite.au.com
Over 5,000 Low Carb, LC Diabetic, LC Kosher Recipes




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