Yam And Clam Bisque

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 slice smoked bacon (your favorite will do)
• 3/4 cup onion, diced
• 1/4 cup celery, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 pinch salt and black pepper
• 1/4 cup wine
• 3 cups yams, peeled and cubed (red skinned sweet potatoes)
• 1 cup potato, peeled and cubed (about 1 small)
• 16 ounces clam juice
• 1 dash tabasco sauce (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 (10 ounce) can baby clams, drained

Recipe

• 1 in a three-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• 2 add the bacon and cook until crisp and the fat is rendered, about 5-6 minutes.
• 3 remove bacon from pot, drain and set aside.
• 4 with about 1 tablespoon of drippings, add onion, celery, and pinch of salt and pepper to the pot and sauté over medium heat until the onion is tender, about 4-5 minutes.
• 5 add the garlic and sauté one minute longer.
• 6 add the wine and deglaze the pan, reduce liquid to half, about one minute.
• 7 add the yams and potatoes and clam juice to the pot.
• 8 add salt and optional tabasco.
• 9 bring pot to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are soft-tender, about 15 minutes.
• 10 remove pot from heat.
• 11 puree soup in a food processor in two batches or use an immersion blender. process until smooth. soup should be quite thick at this point.
• 12 add the half and half and clams. if soup is still too thick, add additional half and half or milk until it is your desired consistency.
• 13 reheat soup but do not boil.
• 14 correct seasoning. additional salt may be required. a pinch of sugar may be necessary depending on the sweetness of your yams.
• 15 garnish with crumbled reserved bacon.