Black Dog Quahog Chowder

Ingredients

• 2 ounces salt pork rind removed, or bacon, and diced
• 2 cups diced onion
• 1 cup diced celery
• 3 cups red potatoes diced, keep skin on
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 cups quahogs about 6 pounds in shell shelled, with juice, or sub 4 cans chopped clams
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 quarts whipping cream

Nutrition

• Calories : 550 calories
• Carbohydrate : 22 grams
• Cholesterol : 160 milligrams
• Fat : 51 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 5 grams
• SaturatedFat : 30 grams
• Sodium : 230 milligrams
• Sugar : 2 grams