This homemade New England clam chowder recipe shows how to prepare the classic soup using fresh littleneck clams, potatoes, bacon and cream. The cooking process begins by steaming the clams to create ...

Of all the soups in the American canon, chowder is one of the most divisive. Is it even a soup or more of a stew? Are clams or other seafood mandatory? Should it be white, clear or tomato-red? And ...