Sea Bean Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups dried beans or 3 cups canned beans
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (32 ounce) container clamato juice
• 1 cup wine or 1 cup sherry wine
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped or 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1/4 cup fennel, chopped or 1/2 teaspoon crushed fennel seed
• salt & pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa, chunky style
• 1 (10 ounce) jar baby clams, whole
• 1 lb shrimp, briefly cooked and shelled

Recipe

• 1 cook dried beans.
• 2 saute onion in oil.
• 3 add clamato juice, wine and all seasonings.
• 4 simmer simmer for a long time.
• 5 add beans.
• 6 15 minutes before serving add shrim and undrained clams.