Crock Pot Clam Chowder

Name: Crock Pot Clam Chowder
Ingredients: 4 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams with juice; 12 lb salt pork or 12 lb bacon, diced; 1 cup chopped onion; 6 -8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed; 3 cups water; 1 bay leaf; 3 12 teaspoons salt; 14 teaspoon pepper; 4 cups half-and-half cream or 4 cups milk; 3 -4 tablespoons cornstarch; chopped fresh parsley

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

4 (6 1/2 ounce) cans minced clams with juice
12 lb salt pork or 12 lb bacon, diced
1 cup chopped onion
6 -8 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
3 cups water
1 bay leaf
3 12 teaspoons salt
14 teaspoon pepper
4 cups half-and-half cream or 4 cups milk
3 -4 tablespoons cornstarch
chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1

In skillet, saute salt pork or bacon and onion until golden brown; drain.
2

Put into slow cooker with clams.
3

Add all remaining ingredients, except milk, cornstarch, except parsley.
4

Cover and cook on high 4 hours or until vegetables are tender.
5

During the last hour of cooking, combine 1 cup of milk with the cornstarch.
6

Add cornstarch mixture and the remaining milk and stir well; heat through.
7

Remove Bay Leaf before serving.
8

Top each serving with a little chopped parsley and serve with Oyster crackers or crusty French bread.