Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Grandma Gretchen's First Annual Recipe Contest


I decided to enter a recipe contest. Yes, I did. I've never done this before. I've posted other recipes that I like but never was so bold as to post mine much less enter a contest with it. But this sounded like fun. So here is my entry.



New England Clam Chowder

5 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
2 cans of minced clams
2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 cube butter/margarine
1/2 cup flour
3 cups milk
2 cups whipping cream

Peel potatoes and dice into small cubes. Finely chop onion. Place in large pot with clam juice from minced clams. Add just enough water to cover potatoes. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

Add minced clams, salt, pepper, milk and cream. Make roux from melted margarine and flour. Blend hot milk from chowder pot to roux to thin the roux's consistency and then while stirring over medium heat add roux to chowder. Continue to stir chowder until heated through. Do not bring to a boil. This should thicken the chowder to a velvety consistency.

Serve with salad and warm buttered French bread. May be topped with grated cheddar or Colby cheese if desired.

You can find the contest rules by visiting Spices and Stuff. The background for the contest can be found at My Wonderful Life. Think it over and go out on a limb! Who knows you may be the next chef featured on the Food Network!

Have a grand and glorious Autumn Day...I'm making clam chowder for dinner tonight!

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Thanks be to God!


Picture by doe-c-does

6 comments:

  1. this sounds like a great recipe but I have never seen minced clams here.

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  2. MMMMMMMMM!! I love fish chowder even more than clam chowder. Would you just replace the clams with fish, and keep the same recipe?

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  3. I'e never had clams, let alone minced clams! Sounds like it would taste really nice though :-)

    Thanks so much for sharing with me about the contest and the link, i entered (((hugs)))

    Hope you win!

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  4. Oh Cathy does this ever sound good, I love clam chowder and am going to try your recipe....Good Luck in the contest....:-) Hugs

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  5. TERRRRRIFIC!!! Make sure you go to Spices and Stuff and type your recipie in the appropriate box....that's the only way to get it entered in the contest!

    thanks

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  6. Mmmmmm....definitely sounds delicious :-)

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