Best-Ever Clam Chowder
1 cup onion, chopped fine
1 cup celery, chopped fine
3 cups diced potatoes
3 (6 ½ oz)cans minced clams and juice
¾ cup butter
¾ cup flour
1 qt. half and half
1 ½ tsp salt
Dash pepper
2 T. red wine vinegar
Drain juice from clams; pour over vegetables in large pot. Add enough water to cover vegetables and simmer until tender. Melt butter and add flour for sauce; cook constantly, adding half and half until thick. Add all together, then add clams and vinegar. Heat thoroughly. Do not boil.
Note: For the clams, use a 51oz can of clams. It is huge, but makes the clam chowder wonderful. The large cans can be bought at Costco.