Michael Smith's Favourite Maritime Seafood Chowder

Ingredients

• 2 cans (each 5 oz/142 g) whole baby clams
• 8 slices bacon , chopped
• 1 onion , chopped
• 2 ribs celery , diced
• 1 cup grated peeled baking potato
• 1 cup whipping cream , (35%)
• 1 cup milk
• + 8 more ingredients
• • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 can (370 mL) evaporated milk
  • 1 lb fresh fish , chopped (such as whitefish, halibut, cod or lobster)
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Reserving juice, drain clams. Set aside. In Dutch oven, cook bacon, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain all but 1 tbsp fat from pan. Add onion, celery and 1 tbsp water; cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in potato, cream, milk, wine, res...

View full recipe at SpringPad