3-Onion Chowder | Recipes Direct

Ingredients

• ***For the soup:***
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 3 ounces pancetta, diced 1/4-inch-thick
• 2 cups yellow onions, sliced very thinly
• 4 shallots, sliced very thinly
• 1/3 cup celery, diced 1/4-inch-thick
• 2 leeks, thoroughly rinsed, white parts only, sliced into half-moons
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 3 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• kosher salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon Italian parsley, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped
• ***For the herb oyster crackers:***
• 1 cup oyster crackers
• fine sea salt, to taste