{"id":86289,"date":"2019-02-25T23:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T04:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86289"},"modified":"2019-02-26T09:12:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T14:12:18","slug":"manhattan-clam-chowder-by-joe-scrizzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86289","title":{"rendered":"Manhattan Clam Chowder Recipe  &#8211;  By Joe Scrizzi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?cat=2360\">By Joe Scrizzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">I heard Feb. 25 was National Clam Chowder Day. This got me thinking about my mom\u2019s recipe for Manhattan Clam Chowder, which took me back to the days when my parents &amp; relatives would come together to attend an Annual Bowling Clambake Picnic in the Summer from the mid 70\u2019s thru the 80\u2019s. &nbsp;Families would meet at a location in Sun Valley, PA. and set up for a day of fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Everyone fended for themselves when it came time to eat, using grills, etc. Plenty of activities to do: Volleyball, Horseshoes, Hoops (tire ring game), pinochle, poker, hide-n-seek, bike riding, searching for &#8220;snipes&#8221; at night in the woods too!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_6a0093a318654\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"3\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Manhattan-Clam-Chowder2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Manhattan-Clam-Chowder2-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan Clam Chowder2\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Manhattan-Clam-Chowder1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Manhattan-Clam-Chowder1-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan Clam Chowder1\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">There were multiple clam pots cooking away inside the main house. The adults would bag and start the steaming process and have butter melted. I always remember my parents bringing home 2 quarts or more of the clam juice\/broth. It was the best way to make Clam Chowder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><strong><u>Manhattan Clam Chowder<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">1\/2 Large Onion, minced<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">3 ribs Celery, minced <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">15 oz. can petite diced tomatoes <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">4 red skin potatoes, cubed<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">1\/2 frozen mixed veggies<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">4 cans minced clams (6 ozs each)<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">4 bottles clam broth (8 ozs each)<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">1 chicken bouillon packet, dissolved in hot water<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">Fresh ground pepper<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">Saut\u00e9 onion and celery in 1 T. olive oil for 5 minutes or until soft. Add next 5 ingredients and stir to combine. Add bouillon broth and several grinds of fresh pepper. &nbsp;Bring chowder to a rolling boil uncovered. Turn off heat, stir chowder and replace lid on pot. Allow flavors to blend, check the chowder every 10 minutes. Season with more pepper and\/or salt if needed. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">Makes close to 1 Gallon<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><strong>Chef Tips:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">If you prefer larger pieces of clams swap out minced clams for chopped clams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt\">After opening cans, always rinse with water and add to pot (extra flavor).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>~ Bon Appetite!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?cat=2360\">For more fresh recipes and articles by <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?cat=2360\"><strong>Joe<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?cat=2360\"> Scrizzi click here&#8230;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,2360],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-joe-scrizzi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clam-chowder.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/86290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}