Ingredients
- 225 g onion, cut into pieces
- 85 g celery, cut into pieces (approx. 2 stalks)
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 15 g unsalted butter
- 2 slices bacon, smoked, cut into pieces (0.5 cm/¼ in.)
- 3 cans chopped clams
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 450 g russet potatoes, peeled, diced (1 cm/½ in.)
- 225 g water
- ½ tsp salt, to taste
- ⅛ tsp black pepper, ground, plus extra to sprinkle
- 1 bay leaf, dried
- 115 g cream, 10-18% M.F.
- soup crackers, e.g. oyster crackers, to serve
