Cooking time: about 1.5 hours
Serves 6 (or Rick)
Ingredients:500 gr. Frozen clams (250g x 2)
250 gr. Frozen Shrimp (250g)
1/2 tbsp. Thyme
.5 ltr. Cremosa (cream, Half & Half, non-sweetened)
.75 ltr. Milk
50 ml. Lemon juice
4 ea. Bay leaves
300 / 400g. Bacon, lean
½ ea. Onion, large, chopped
Small bunch Parsley, chopped
6 to 8 ea. Garlic cloves, medium, chopped
1/2 bunch Celery, chopped
1 bunch Asparagus, chopped
Small head Cauliflower, small head - low carbs!
1 ea. Chicken bouillon (gelatin-style)
1 tb. Worcestershire sauce
1 tb. Ground Black Pepper
10+ pcs. Jalepeno pepper, nacho-style slices
2 ea. Red & green (Anaheim?) peppers, chopped
2 ea. Red or Yellow or Orange Bell peppers, chopped
4 ea. Cherry peppers, Red or Yellow or Orange, chopped
15:00 1. Cook Bacon in 4.5 qt. Dutch Oven, add some water to break-down fat (prep other ingredients);
covered, stir frequently, cook on Medium High.
30:00 2. Remove bacon, wrap in paper towels and squeeze fat out; drain fat from pan,
return bacon to pan; add Peppers, Onion, Garlic, Celery, Bouillon and Worcestershire Sauce; keep cooking hard
and add water so as not to burn.
3. Thaw frozen clams and shrimp, then rinse in lemon juice. Do not save juice. Do not add to pot yet!
20:00 4. Add Cauliflower, Ground Pepper, Parsley and Bay leaves; cook until Cauliflower is tender;
cover, stir frequently and reduce heat to Low.
10:00 5. Add Milk, Crème and Asparagus, simmer on low heat.
05:00 6. Add clams and shrimp, simmer for 5 minutes; do not add clams and shrimp before now
lest they shrink and become rubbery!
_______ 7. Makes 3+ qts., serves 6, with toasted garlic bread is great!
1:20:00
Cook’s thoughts: Clam chowder is notoriously heavy with fat and calories. Of course, that is why it is so good, right?
My recipe is pretty low in fat (well, except for the bacon, which we try to break down, drain and blot the fat, and the Half & Half)
and high in vegetable fiber and nutrition. This recipe makes a full kettle so many servings dispersing the actual amount of fat per serving.
Hey, it is even good cold, a true test!
Original recipe generously provided by McMenamins’ Pub, February 15, 2011
v7. Rev.4.03.17
v8. Rev.10.22.19 w/cauliflower
v9. Rev.08.24.2020, regular half & half, (not BS, fake low-fat crap (I finally read the label!)
v10. Rev.11.23, 2023, remove mushrooms
v11. Rev.05.10.24, more shrimp
v12. Rev.03.01.2025, adjusted to metric measures, added asparagus (Tammy says that it is the best one yet!
V13. Rev.10.27.2025, doubled crème, do not utilize broth from thawed shrimp/clams (too fishy).