Meaty Manhattan Clam Chowder

Maine Summer Dinner Meaty Manhattan Clam Chowder - This marvelous, extra meaty clam chowder is also packed with chunky, healthy vegetables. The bacon is cooked first, and everything else done in the same pot, giving that succulent, smokey bacon throughout. But we didn’t stop there, we also added some sausage, some clams, and a patchwork of fresh garden vegetables. This quick-fix, stove top chowder is a very filling meal.Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Cook Time: 15-20 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Clams, Meat, Vegetables
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Meaty Manhattan Clam Chowder

1/4 pound thick cut bacon
1/2 large onion
1 stalk celery
1/2 green bell pepper
2 cloves garlic
1/4 pound chorizo sausage
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup white wine
1 large Idaho potato
2 cups clam juice
1 can (10 oz size) whole clams in juices
1 can (24 oz size) diced tomatoes
1 cup fish orchicken stock

Directions to make Meaty Manhattan Clam Chowder

Step 1:Preheat soup pot over medium high heat. Cut bacon cross wise into 1/2-inch pieces. Add bacon to hot pot and sauté for about 5 minutes to render fat.
Step 2:Meanwhile, dice onion, celery, and green pepper. Mince garlic. Remove bacon from pot and set aside for later. Add onion, celery and pepper to bacon fat. Reduce heat to medium and sweat onions and celery for about five minutes until softened. Add garlic and chorizo and sweat for another 2 minutes. Add flour and sauté for 1 minute. Add white wine and bring to a boil and reduce by half.
Step 3:Peel potato and dice into 1/2-inch cubes. Add clams with their juices, clam juice, tomatoes with their juices and stock. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and boil for about 5-6 minutes until cooked through. Bring soup to a simmer. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve garnish with reserved bacon pieces.

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Bacon Wrapped Fish Fillets

bacon wrapped fish filets This well-rounded, BBQ, bacon wrapped fish recipe is overflowing with a medley of flavors that make your mouth water! Savory, smokey, bacon blankets the tender cod fillets, which are stuffed with vegetables, saturating all of it with its delicious, distinct flavor. A quick and easy BBQ recipe, great for guests.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Servings: 6-8
Main Ingredient: Cod Fillets, Bacon
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Bacon Wrapped Fish Fillets

8 (6 ounce) fillets cod
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons chili sauce
8 slices bacon
1 leek, chopped
1 ounce enoki mushrooms

Directions to make Bacon Wrapped Fish Fillets

Step 1:Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. Soak some toothpicks in water while the grill heats up. Spread a thin layer of sesame oil and chili sauce onto one side of each fish fillet. At one end, place some of the leek and a couple of mushrooms. Roll towards the other end. Wrap each roll with a slice of bacon, and secure with two toothpicks.
Step 2:Place on the preheated grill, and cook covered for 5 minutes. Be careful of flare-ups from the bacon grease. Turn over, and cook for 5 more minutes, until bacon is crisp and fish flakes easily.

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