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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Irish >> Irish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Scrub clams well; wash in cold running water to remove sand. Discard any clams with open or damaged shells. | 2. Combine the water, onion, bay leaf, and parsley in large saucepan. Add clams; cover; bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cook 5 to 10 minutes or until shells open. Remove clams from shells; reserve. If desired, discard only top shells, then place clams in soup bowl with bottom shell intact. Strain broth; RESERVE CLAM BROTH. | 3. Melt butter in heavy saucepan. Add flour; cook until bubbly. Add milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Add clam broth; heat through. | 4. Beat cream and egg yolk together; add some of hot soup to mixture. Beat well; add to saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, 3 minutes. Add nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in clams. Heat 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately. Makes 4 to 6 servings. | 5. Irish Cooking. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
clam	3			878.051	36.4493	149.7792	9.8015
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
butter	3	tablespoons	sweet	256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
flour	3	tablespoons		108.4275	23.7385	1.7627	0.4207
milk	2	cups		297.68	23.3264	15.372	15.9576
heavy cream	1/2	cup		204.0	1.6440000000000001	1.704	21.648000000000003
egg yolk	1			54.74	0.6103	2.6962	4.5118
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
salt				-	-	-	-
white pepper				-	-	-	-
parsley			chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.