Chef Eli’s Rhode Island Meets Sao Miguel Clam Chowder – Moveable Feast

Ingredients

• ¼ lb. mild chourico sausage, diced
• 1 cup white onion, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• ½ stick (4 Tbs.) butter, plus more for serving
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• Kosher salt
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 quart (4 cups) fresh quahog clam juice
• 2 cups chopped fresh quahog clams
• Splash of anise liquor, such as Sambuca
• Fresh ground black pepper
• A few sprigs of dill, for garnish