6 classic chowder Recipes

thick-cut bacon, cut into small dice, onion, cut into medium dice, dried thyme leaves, bay leaves, leftover mashed potatoes, clam juice, minced clams (clams and juice separated), water, new potatoes, cut into 1/2 -inch cubes, heavy cream, minced fresh parsley, salt and pepper, to taste

cherrystone clams, a little bottled clam juice (if necessary), quarter lb bacon, cut into quarter-inch dice, onion, peeled and cut into quarter-inch dice, celery stalk, cut into quarter-inch dice, carrot, cut into quarter-inch dice, russet potatoes, peeled and cut into half-inch cubes, tomatoes, drained and coarsely chopped, fresh thyme leaves

onion, chopped, butter, water, cream-style corn, potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes, milk, salt, pepper, minced fresh parsley

bacon, chopped, olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, smashed, fresh thyme, bay leaf, littleneck clams , scrubbed well, lemon, juiced, white wine, water, butter, extra-virgin olive oil, bacon, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, leaves from 4 sprigs fresh thyme, all-purpose flour, heavy cream, idaho potatoes, peeled and diced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, littleneck clams , scrubbed well, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, common crackers , recipe follows, crushed saltine crackers (crackers wrapped in a tea towel and smashed with a rolling pin, extra-virgin olive oil, butter, melted