Easy Clam Chowder?

[LindaLou]

Any one have a good recipe for making Clam Chowder? I just wondered how easy it is to make from scratch using maybe the can clams? Does anyone here make this and want to share their recipe for it?

[wvbreamfisherman]

Don't do clam chowder too often, but I do Oyster stew now and then with canned oysters.

I just use the oysters, milk and some half and half to thicken it up a bit. Add some butter and a little chopped celery , chopped onion, and a little fresh-ground black pepper to taste.

[ponderosa]

Sautee some minced onion and chopped celery in a little butter until the onions are translucent. Meanwhile, scrub and chop a few potatoes (I like to use red or yukon gold for chowder). Add the potatoes to the onion/celery, and cover with a bottle or two of clam juice, plus enough water to just barely cover the potatoes. Cover, bring to a low boil and simmer until potatoes are tender. Add a pint of cream or half&half, and salt/pepper to taste. If you'd like the chowder a little thicker, at this point you can add a thickener (some cornstarch stirred into a couple tablespoons of cold water, or a flour/butter roux, or some instant potato flakes). If you add a thickener, you'll need to bring it to a boil for a minute. Do this before adding the clams. Add 2 or 3 cans of clams, a handful of fresh chopped flatleaf parsley, and just heat through.