- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup diced celery
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups clam broth or fish stock
- 1 cup half-and-half cream
- 2 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, drained and juice reserved
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
- In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and celery; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in flour; cook and stir until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in clam broth and reserved clam juice; bring to a simmer.
- Stir in cream; cook until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Stir in clams; season with salt and pepper.
- Simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes more.
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