Vinnie's Clam and Tog Chowda'
Vinnie's Clam and Tog Chowda'
First make a FISH STOCK: -1/2 onion -1 carrot -1 stalk celery -2 tog racks (no head, gills, fins or skin, JUST BONES and any extra meat) -1 bay leaf -10 peppercorns -TSP salt -10 cups water Bring up to a boil and then simmer for an hour or two. Strain it and reserve. You can make that ahead of time and freeze/refrigerate it. Now for the Chowda'.. -5 slices of Bacon (small dice) -2 stalks celery (small dice) -1 medium onion (small dice) -2 tbls Butter -2 Tablespoons of Flour -4 small potatoes (small dice) I used red w/ skin on, but you can use any. -1 can of BUMBLE BEE or another brand of whole baby clams (save liquid) -1 small can whole kernel Corn (Drained) -2 cups heavy cream (NOT BOILING but heated!!) -4 tog fillets (diced about the size of Dice) I used fresh, but frozen will work -Teaspoon Fresh Thyme -8 cups of your Fish Stock or CLAM JUICE (heated!!) In a heavy bottom pot cook the bacon on low heat until rendered but NOT crispy. Remove it and set aside. Leave about 2 tbls of bacon fat in the pot. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour into that and stir for 1 minute. Now add your onions and celery and saute' until translucent. Add butter and the cooked bacon now. Sprinkle w/ S & P. Add the heated Fish stock slowly and stir while adding it. Bring that up to a boil and now add the corn, potatoes, 1/2 of the clams w/ the juice and fresh thyme. NOW simmer that for about 1/2 hour. Now slowly add the heated cream. Bring back to a boil and simmer LOW for another hour. Now add your TOG meat and the rest of the clams and cook for another 1/2 hour on low. Add S&P to taste and more fresh thyme if you like. Make some Pillsbury biscuits on the side. This will feed about 5 people. Tastes better the next day. :) |
Re: Vinnie's Clam and Tog Chowda'
...Just wanna bump this to the top :D I've made Vinny's chowda' the last 3 Decembers and it has been a HUGE hit!!! Gonna make some tomorrow night for lunch next week!!!
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-2 tog racks (no head, gills, fins or skin, JUST BONES and any extra meat)
"no head"- that's what i get from the wife. i always make stock with the heads. there is alot of good meat in it (cheeks and colar) that you can pick through and add back into the finished chowda. just a suggestion, not knocking your recipe. |
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Hey Vinn - How many onions......... "REALLY"
Sorry I couldn't resist :D BTW - I tried this too and it's AWESOME!! And for those of you who don't know, Vinnie is actually a trained Chef. The guys in the fire house eat good for sure.... |
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Use Cod instead of blackfish NOW! Yummy!
Gerry, don't put too many onions in the sauce! (goodfellas) |
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I also been using Vinny's Recipe for the last few!
Excellent!!! |
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makin some today.
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Made this last night an OMG - Oh So Good - 2nd time making it - froze some for lunches - Great Recipe - Thanks again
Gdubya-:cool: |
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Made this for family today and added a deep fried garlic, herb, parmesean, panko crusted tog nugget or two to each mug with some crunchy bacon bits and a shot of sea salt.
Thought quadrupling the recipe would be enough - wrong. |
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Made this today. Excellent, thanks Vinnie.
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