Friday, May 4, 2012
I Finally Got it Right!
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About a month ago, I opened a can of Progresso New England clam chowder. I love their Manhattan version. The New England version was completely white in color, and I could see diced potatoes, but hardly any clams. It was the worst soup I had ever had! So I decided to make my own chowder. I called my sister to get my Mom's recipe, but Joan said that mom just had the recipe in her head. Of course! So I found a good looking recipe in a 39 year-old copy of "The Joy of Cooking." It was a large recipe, and I cut it in half, but was not careful about the division. The soup was great, but there was too much bacon taste to it. So then I made another batch a few weeks later, and after steaming the clams, they said to saute the chopped clams before adding them to the soup. They were tough. So the other day I made my third iteration of the soup and it was perfect! This is what it looked like tonight when I had the last bowl from that batch. Notice how you can SEE the clams! Yum!
It may be work, it may be play, it may be near, it may be away. So here is the challenge - to shoot and post one photograph a day on this site. These photographs are a kind of diary of things I find interesting. I am also thinking that there will be days when I am unable to shoot, so on those infrequent occasions, I will post a photograph done on another day, but one that still feels important to me. - Ken Spencer
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4 comments:
I think you need some volunteer taste testers to confirm your perfection. ;-)
As always, you provided a lot of information with today's photo blog but you either inadvertently or intentionally (for secrecy reasons) left out a very important piece of information. For your third iteration, how did you precook the clams to avoid toughness? I also love both Manhattan and New England versions - two really different taste treats.
The clams are steamed open in a covered pot. It seemed strange to saute them after that, with the onions, in bacon fat, but I did, and it was a mistake. I have two volunteers in Connecticut who are faithful readers of the blog, so after I drive up there with a pot of this stuff, they will be reporting back. :-)
Cannot wait to report back :-)bsk
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