{"id":2008,"slug":"manhattan-clam-chowder-i","title":"Manhattan Clam Chowder I","description":"Manhattan clam chowder is a soup traditionally made from clams, herbs, tomatoes, and other vegetables. Despite its name, it originated in Rhode Island, not Manhattan.","ingredients_raw":["15 ounces (425 g) canned potatoes, or 2 small boiled potatoes","28 ounces (794 g) canned tomatoes in juice, or 2 large tomatoes and tomato juice","6.5 ounces (184 g) canned chopped clams, minimum","2 stalks of celery"],"ingredients_norm":["canned potatoes or small boiled potato","canned tomatoes in juice or large tomatoes and tomato juice","canned chopped clams minimum","celery"],"steps":["Core the tomatoes. Remove the pale parts and the seeds; the \"meat\" of the tomato will be what will be used. For canned tomatoes, a strainer will be helpful.","Chop all non-clam ingredients to match the clams in size.","If desired add spices. Suggestions offered include dill seed, basil, thyme, celery seed, tarragon, marjoram, and/or fresh cilantro. Alternatively, oregano can be used in lieu of the marjoram.","Cook the chowder, without boiling, until the celery begins to soften."],"categories":["Clam recipes","United States recipes","Recipes for chowder","Recipes using celery","Recipes using clam","Recipes using tomato","Pescatarian recipes","Halal recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":90,"servings":"6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Manhattan_Clam_Chowder_I","source_ref":"4630304","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Manhattan_Clam_Chowder_I&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"3ee6978a1afee82d55f0633809daf8a3e611a0817bff9be2ed8e095394a6689b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:08Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:08Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/manhattan-clam-chowder-i"}