Bratten's Clam Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 5 medium potatoes, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 quart half-and-half
• 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans clams (minced or diced)
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 cup butter (no substitutes)
• salt
• pepper
• garlic

Recipe

• 1 in large 4 quart pan brown bacon, onion and celery until onion and celery are transparent.
• 2 add clam juice from both cans clams and diced potatoes to bacon mixture.
• 3 pour enough water to cover potatoes and boil until potatoes are tender.
• 4 in a separate large sauce pan melt 2 cubes butter on low heat.
• 5 when butter is melted, slowly add 3/4 cup flour stirring constantly.
• 6 add 1 quart half and half stir with wire whisk until thick and smooth (very important).
• 7 pour over undrained vegetable mixture add vinegar and heat through.
• 8 season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder to taste.