Jeff'S Clam Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

bacon
2 carrots
2 stalks celery
1/2 bell pepper
1 onion
garlic cloves
2 bottles clam juice
1/2 tsp. pepper
bay leaf
1/2 tsp. Tabasco
2 tsp. Worcestershire
1 tsp. thyme
4 c. whipping cream
1 1/2 lb. red potatoes
50 oz. clams, chopped

Preparation

Cook bacon until crispy.
Drain.
Saute carrots, celery, onion, pepper and garlic in 2 tablespoons bacon drippings until soft.
Add potatoes (1/2-inch cubes) and add clam juice.
Boil, then simmer until tender.
Add seasoning, clams and bacon.
Heat and serve.