Fast Clam Chowder

Title: Fast Clam Chowder
Categories: Seafood, Soups
      Yield: 1 Pot
 
      2 Tbsp Butter
      4    6.5-oz cans minced clams
          Pepper to taste
      5    Potatoes; diced
      1 cup  Onions; chopped
      2 cup  Water
      2 cup  Milk
      2 tsp Salt
      1 Tbsp Cornstarch
      2 tsp Parsley
      1 pinch Sage
      1 pinch Thyme
 
  Melt butter in saucepan.  Add onions and saute until amber.  Drain the    liquid from clams and add to the saucepan, reserving meat.  Add water,    salt, pepper, spices, and cornstarch and stir well.  Add potatoes.    Cover and cook at a quick simmer for 10 minutes.  Uncover and add    milk and clams. Cook, stirring constantly, until the chowder simmers.    Do not boil.

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