Ingredients
- Cook chopped bacon in a heavy bottomed stockpot over medium high, until crisp. Add diced onion and cook in bacon fat until soft, about 3 minutes. Add chopped celery, cook for additional minute. Add garlic, cook for one minute.
- Add potatoes, parsley, and clam juice to pot. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, scrape up any browned bits of bacon from the bottom of the pot.
- Bring pot just to a boil, then turn lower heat and simmer chowder for 10 to 15 minutes, until potatoes are cooked.
- Add seafood, milk, and half and half or cream to pot. Simmer for an additional 3-5 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper. Taste to adjust spices. Serve.
Instructions
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 cup onion in small dice
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 small cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium potato, peeled and chopped into ¾ inch dice
- 2 T chopped parsley
- 16 oz clam juice
- 1 ½ cups assorted seafood, cut into small piece
- 1 cup half and half or cream
- 4 cups whole milk
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp fresh ground pepper