St Jean S Manhattan Style Clam Chowder Recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. bacon (diced)

1 pint clamato juice

1 chopped onion

1 - ten oz. can St.Jean’s Island Gourmet clam nectar

2 - 3 stalks celery

2 medium potatoes (diced)

2 - ten oz. cans St.Jean’s Island Gourmet butter clams(chopped)

2 carrots (chopped)

1 - nineteen oz. can tomatoes

1/4 tsp. thyme

Preparation

Saute bacon. Add onion and cook until transparent. In large pot combine tomatoes, clamato juice, nectar from clams, carrots,celery, potatoes, parsley and thyme. Bring to boil. Turn heat down and add chopped butter clams, bacon and onions. Simmer gently for about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.