New England Clam Chowder***Fggt98B

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Title: NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER***FGGT98B
Categories: Soups, Mw, American
Yield: 6 servings

3 Slices raw bacon
8 oz Minced clam
Canned undraind
1 1/2 c Peeled potatoes
Cubed
1/3 c Chopped onion
2 tb Flour
1 1/2 c Milk
1 c Light cream
Or undiluted milk
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1/4 ts Fresh chives
Chopped
3 tb Sherry

1. Place bacon in a deep 2-qut. heat-resistant,
non-metallic casserole. 2. Cook at FULL POWER, covered
with a paper towel, 4 minutes, or until bacon is
crisp. 3. Remove cooked bacon with a slotted spoon.
Crumble bacon and set aside. Reserve drippings in
casserole. 4. Drain liquid from clams and add to bacon
drippings. Set clams aside. 5. Add potatoes and onions
to casserole. 6. Cook at FULL POWER covered in
microwave oven 8 minutes or until vegetables are
tender; stir occasionally. 7. Blend flour into
vegetable mixture. 8. Gradually stir in milk until
smooth. 9. Cook at FULL POWER, uncovered, in
microwave oven 4 minutes or until thickened and
smooth. 10. Stir in cream, salt, pepper and reserved
clams and sherry. 11. Cook at FULL POWER, uncovered,
in microwave oven 4 minutes. Garnish with crumbled
bacon and chives. Source: Micro Cookbook

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