Perfect day to watch Giant's baseball, (they lost) make some chocolate chip cookies (only so that I could have cookie dough to eat) and make some clam chowder. Thought we'd try something new, and make clam chowder with a red sauce, not the traditional New England cream sauce.
Tom can vouch for it - he even had second helpings!
Clam Chowder in Red Sauce
Very simple recipe - here's what you need + a big pot!
1 pound of clams (or 2 cans of canned whole clams)
3-4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 yellow onion - chopped
2 stalks of celery - chopped
2 generous cloves of garlic chopped
3 potatoes chopped- I like mixing red and Yukon Gold, leaving on the skins for the best flavor
1 can of tomato paste
1 can of diced tomatoes (I like the ones with olive oil and garlic)1 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. marjoram
1 tsp. dried basil or 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil4 cups of chicken broth
kosher salt and fresh ground to taste
Saute' onion, celery and garlic in olive oil. Give the veggies about 5-7 minutes to become translucent, then stir in the chopped potatoes. Dump in the spices, the tomato paste and the canned tomatoes, give it all a good stir, then add the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, simmer gently until potatoes are becoming soft, about 10-15 minutes. Add clams, if using clams in the shell, simmer gently until shells pop open and then serve. If using canned clams, simply cook for another 10 minutes or so.
Serve with a nice sourdough. Voila' - a very nice rainy Sunday afternoon clam chowder!
We came home that October day, our pockets full of sea glass and made a big pot of soup too.
6 comments:
What a gorgeous photo!! And believe it or not this sea loving girl doesn't like clams. Maybe I should try making your chowder to see if it might change my mind, it sounds delicious!
Kat :)
As much as I prefer the warmth of the sun, I must agree that brisk, chilly weather is the best time to walk the shore. Soup afterward? Perfect! Mine would be sans chicken broth, but the rest sounds wonderful.
Caron, this sounds
wonderful! We used
to eat both types when
I was growing up, but
it seems like you see
the NE style more often
than the Manhattan. Loved
your last post, too....
Am off to drool over the
mermaid pillows, again!
xx Suzanne
Hi
Love both photo's. I just discovered your blog and love it.
I adore the bottles from the previous post
deezie
It's cold enough now for soup..., sigh! Sounds delicious.
I definitely love the sun more too....
but there is nothing like a cozy.....making soup....kind of day.
Sometimes I secretly like those kind of days...I just don't like to admit it to myself!
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