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Clam*
Chowder with White Corn, Leeks and Créme Fraóche
Jerry Regester - Intercontinental,
The Clement Monterey, CA
Serves
4
Ingredients:
4 lbs. manila clams
2 pieces smoked bacon
1 t garlic, chopped
4 sprigs thyme
1 leek, diced
1 C white wine
1 C white corn, cut off cob
2 C fingerling potatoes, boiled, diced
1 C crème fraóche
15 cloves garlic
Procedures:
Cover 15 garlic cloves with water, bring to a boil and
drain off water. Repeat this process 3 times; on the third
time, simmer until cloves are very soft, approximately
10 minutes. Purèe garlic cloves in a food processor,
mix with crème fraóche and set aside.
Place
clams, leeks, thyme, chopped garlic and bacon in a pot
and cover with wine. Steam open the clams. When they open,
pull them out of the shell. Strain the clam broth and
place clams back into the pot with the strained broth.
Then add potatoes and corn, bring to a boil, whisk in
the crËme fraÓche and serve.
*Seafood
Watch recommends farmed clams from all sources.
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