This recipe is for Lucas "Luke the Boy". With the exception of maybe chicken soup, this is without a doubt Lucas' favorite soup. During Lent, Concord Presbyterian Church in conjunction with Rehoboth Lutheran Church, here in Economy Borough, PA used to do a "Meager Meal" of Soup and Bread right after the Wednesday Service. One week, the Rehoboth gang made the soups and hosted the meal in their kitchen. The next week, the Concord Gang hosted the meal in their kitchen. There were always 4 or 5 different soups to sample and various breads. "Yummy" There was nothing Meager about this meal! There was a "bit" of competition among the two churches and that made it all the more fun! Every time, I was on soup duty, I made "Easy Clam Chowder". The recipe below serves 4, so you gotta know that I made 3 or 4 times as much for the "Meager Meal" Celebration of soup and Bread!
1 extra thick slice of bacon
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped carrot
3 or 4 medium potatoes peeled and cut into bite size chunks
2 cups milk
1 cup half and half or Evaporated Milk
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
3 small cans of clams and clam juice
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
salt and pepper to taste (you will not need much or any salt)
In a large dutch oven, fry the bacon in the olive oil to a crisp. Remove bacon and cool. In the bacon drippings and olive oil, add the onion, celery carrots and potatoes. Brown the vegetables (Stir often) Add the milk and half and half. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes (Stir often to avoid scorching) Ladle out about 2 cups of liquid and cool. Add the flour to the cooled liquid and return to the soup. Add Parmesan cheese and clams with juice. Stir again and sprinkle with the parsley and serve. This is a comfort food!
Serve with Braided Bread (see next blog post for Braided Bread)
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