Mother's Clam Chowder (manhattan Style)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon (cut into small strips)
• 1 cup celery (finely diced)
• 1 cup onion ((chopped)
• 1 cup carrot (finely diced)
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes (chopped)
• 2 cups potatoes (diced)
• 1 cup clam juice (1 - 8 ounce bottle)
• 2 cups water (filtered)
• 2 cups clams (minced, 2 - 7 oz cans)
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper (freshly ground, to taste)

Recipe

• 1 partially cook bacon.
• 2 remove bacon, and reserve.
• 3 add celery, onions, and carrots to bacon fat and sauté until tender (do not brown).
• 4 return bacon to pan.
• 5 add tomatoes, potatoes, clam juice, and water.
• 6 drain clams, adding liquid to pan and reserving clams.
• 7 add seasoning.
• 8 gently simmer, covered about 40 minutes.
• 9 bring up to boil.
• 10 add clams, heat through, and serve.