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CLAM CHOWDER
Photo: Monika Grabkowska

CLAM CHOWDER

12 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

802
Calories
39g
Protein
20g
Fat
117g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Mace not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • three pints of clams
  • 1 pint tomatoes
  • 1/4 pound butter
  • two tablespoonfuls of flour
  • 1/2 pint of cream
  • a tablespoonful of sugar
  • a small stalk of celery
  • 2 two tablespoonfuls of flour
  • pepper
  • salt
  • mace
  • nutmeg

Directions

1

Three pints of clams; scald them and take the hearts out; 1 pint tomatoes, boil and strain them through sieve, putting a tablespoonful of sugar in them; tablespoonful fine chopped onion, and a teaspoonful thyme, a small stalk of celery, chopped fine, 1/4 pound butter and 2 two tablespoonfuls of flour, mixed in a stewpan; this must be placed together with the liquor from the clams, thyme, celery, onions, tomatoes, and 1/2 pint of cream. Let all boil together; season with pepper and salt, mace, and nutmeg to taste. Just before dishing up put in the clams. Let it boil up once.

By Margaret Brown · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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