Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder

Name: Instant Pot New England Clam Chowder
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 slices chopped uncooked bacon; 1 small onion chopped; 2 stalks celery; 2 cloves garlic minced; 4 medium potatoes; 2 cups clam juice; 3 cans chopped/minced clams; Bay leaves; Salt; Pepper; 1 1/3 cups half and half or whole milk; 1/2 stick of butter; Cooking sherry (optional)

2 steps

Prep:15minCook:10min

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Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:50:06 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

6 slicesbacon

1 ⅓ cupshalf and half milk

or whole

0.5 stickbutter

cooking sherry

optional

Instructions

Step 1

Sauté bacon in instant pot until almost cooked through.

Step 2

Add butter and allow to melt Add onions and celery Once onion has softened, add garlic and sauté for 30sec Meanwhile, drain clam juice from canned clams into a measuring cup. Add additional clam juice to make 2 cups. (Can also use water, chicken broth, or even 1/2cooking sherry 1/2 water to get up to 2 cups) Add clam juice, bay leaves, and potatoes Place lid on instant pot and cook on manual for 4 minutes Allow natural release for five minutes then force release Mash some of the potato, but not all just kinda squish some with a masher. Add in clams and half and half and heat through.