deenagoodale Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 221 Posts
December 28, 2020
Our family's Christmas Eve tradition for over sixty years.
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Ingredients:
10 to 12 cubed red potatoes (can use Russet potatoes too)
1 can clams
4 to 5 slices chopped bacon
1 onion, chopped
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk or cream
1/2 cup flour
Steps:
Wash red potatoes (leave skins on) and cut into cube. Boil until soft. When done, place in strainer.
Meanwhile, cut bacon with kitchen shears and chop onion. Saute in a Dutch oven until bacon and onion is done.
Add 1/4 cup flour to bacon and onion and drippings until it forms a paste. Add cream or milk and cook until thickened. Add chicken broth that has been blended with l/4 cup flour. Add to mixture and stir until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
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Add 1 can clams and cooked potatoes into the mixture and heat through and serve.