Manhattan Clam Chowder 4

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Course : Chowders
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 6
 

Ingredients:

1/4 pound salt pork
2 large onions -- chopped
1 Medium carrot -- diced
1 cup chopped celery
1 Medium green pepper -- diced
2 cups cooked tomatoes
4 cups water
1/4 Teaspoon thyme
1/4 Teaspoon salt and pepper
2 dozen large clams -- shucked and minced
1 package crackers
 

Preparation:

Dice salt pork, brown and remove cracklings from fat. Brown onions, carrot, celery and green pepper lightly in the fat. Add tomatoes, water and seasonings. Cook for 10 minutes. Add clams with liquor and simmer until tender. Thicken with crushed crackers.

 

Nutritional Information:

1370 Calories (kcal); 97g Total Fat; (63% calories from fat); 72g Protein; 51g Carbohydrate; 261mg Cholesterol; 2052mg Sodium