Clam Chowder Recipe – Captains Grille

Clam Chowder

Ingredients

Chive Oil
• 1/4 cup light olive oil
• 1/2 cup chives
Clam Chowder
• 1/3 cup chopped bacon
• 1 cup diced red onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 18 ounces chopped clams in juice
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 24 ounces (3 cups) bottled clam juice
• 1 cup diced white or gold potatoes
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 1 pound fresh clams, well scrubbed
Bacon-Chive Biscuits
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney)
• 1 1/3 cups cake flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh chives
• 1/4 cup cooked, crumbled bacon

Instructions

Chive oil
1. Cut chives into 1-inch pieces.
2. Place in a fine-mesh sieve and place under very hot running water for about 3 minutes.
3. Combine chives and oil in a blender.
4. Blend on low until well combined, then blend on high for 2 minutes.
5. Set aside to cool, then refrigerate for 24 hours.
6. Place a fine mesh sieve over a bowl; pour chive oil into sieve.
7. Do not press on solids; let oil drip through sieve into bowl, discarding solids.
Chowder
8. Heat a stockpot over medium heat; add bacon, cooking until golden and beginning to crisp, about 5 minutes.
9. Add onion and celery, stirring to combine.
10. Cook until onion is translucent and celery softens, about 4 to 5 minutes.
11. Add clams with their juice, stirring to combine.
12. Add cream, clam juice, and potatoes.
13. Simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender and soup has thickened slightly, about 5 to 8 minutes.
14. Heat wine in a large sauté pan with a lid over medium-high heat until simmering.
15. Add clams, cover pan, and cook until clams open, about 5 minutes.
16. Serve chowder garnished with cooked whole clams and a drizzle of chive oil.
Bacon-chive biscuits
17. Preheat oven to 350°F.
18. Combine flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney), sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
19. Using fingers or a pastry cutter, blend in butter until mixture resembles wet sand.
20. Stir in buttermilk; fold in chives, cheese, and bacon, just until combined.
21. Roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness, then use a small round cutter to cut 8 biscuits.
22. Whisk together egg and water in a small dish. Brush tops of biscuits with egg wash.
23. Bake until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.