Can't wait to try... I love clam chowder!

Jennifer


Uncle Enrico wrote:

> I haven't composed this in a formal way so apologies for the fuzzy
> measures.
>
> Clam Chowder:
>
> Ingredients:
> 10 oz. canned baby clams plus liquid
> Low carb unsweetened soy milk...(3/4 of quart, I'd say).
> 1 zucchini chopped
> 2 stalks celery chopped
> sprig parsley
> Pinch of thyme
> 5 spring onion, sliced
> 3 Tbsp. soy flour
> Chicken or vegetable stock (dry mix, crystals, wet, whatever you prefer)
> 3 Tbsp. olive oil
>
> Directions:
>
> Lightly brown herbs, spices and vegetables in olive oil. Add a little water
> and cover on low heat to soften vegetables for a few minutes. Then add clams
> and soymilk and cook on low heat.
>
> When nearly done, mix soy flour in a small bowl with a ladle or two of the
> soymilk from the pot and mix. Then combine together and cook slowly until
> soup thickens.
>
>
> Note: I make a broccoli cheese soup that tastes great too.
>
> My post meal numbers are always a nice surprise and very dependable.
>
>
> "Jennifer" > wrote in message
> nk.net...
>
>>Would love your favorite recipe!
>>
>>Jennifer
>>
>>
>>Uncle Enrico wrote:
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>>
>>>I've always loved canned cream soups (New England clam chowder, Cream of
>>>broccoli, cream of chicken) but when I got diabetes, these soups had too
>>>many carbs for me.
>>>
>>>Recently I've been making cream soups using low carb soy milk as the base
>>>and soy flour as the thickener. Instead of potato, I'm using zucchini.
>>>
>>>I can't say how pleased I am with the flavor, the ease of preparation and
>>>most importantly, the blood glucose profile post meal. The soy flour
>>>mixes so well with the soy milk that fat is not needed to facilitate the
>>>blend.
>>>
>>>If you have trouble finding a low carb unsweetened soy milk, try Trader
>>>Joes, or your local neighborhood Asian market. I've been buying "Mogami"
>>>unsweetened soymilk at a local Asian market in So. Cal. for 98 cents a
>>>quart. It has 3 grams of carb with 1 gram of dietary fiber. Trader Joe's
>>>carries the Westsoy brand, but you'll have to look carefully for the low
>>>carb version.
>>
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