Best Seafood Chowder Recipe

Ingredients (20)

• 8-10 bacon strips
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 leek
• 1 large onion
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• 3-4 small potatoes
• 2 cups broth
• 2 8 ounce bottles clam juice
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 3 cans
• 6 oz salad shrimp
• 6 oz crabmeat
• Bay leaf
• 1-2 Tbsp Old Bay seasoning
• Chopped fresh chives or green onions