New England Clam Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 2 prepared pie crusts


• 1 1/2 cups clam juice


• 3 cups diced potatoes


• 1 diced carrot


• 1 large onion, diced


• 2 cups chopped clams


• freshly ground salt and pepper


• 1/4 cup flour


• 1/2 cup light cream or 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 place clam juice, potatoes, carrots, and onion in a saucepan and bring to a boil.


• 2 reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes.


• 3 add clams and salt and pepper to taste.


• 4 mix flour with light cream or milk (heavy cream will make the mixture too thick), and stir into the clam mixture.


• 5 bring to boil, stirring until the mixture thickens, remove from heat. let mixture cool.


• 6 preheat oven to 400 degrees, and prepare 1 pie shell in baking dish. pour cooled mixture into the shell, and cover with the remaining shell, sealing the edges and poking airholes in the top.


• 7 bake for 10 minutes at 400, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and cook about 30 minutes longer, until the crust is golden brown.


• 8 let the pie cool in order to let the filling set.