Award Winning (!!) Crabby Clam Chowder – OlympiaSeafood

Ingredients

• ½ yellow onion (about one heaping cup chopped)
• 3 stems celery (about one heaping cup chopped)
• ¾ pound carrots (about one heaping cup, peeled and chopped)
• 2 pounds yellow potatoes (about 4 cups, peeled and chopped)
• 1 T minced fresh thyme leaves (or 2 T dry)
• ¾ pound crabmeat
• 1 pound razor clams
• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1 quart (4 cups) stock (fish, vegetable or chicken - all will work!)
• 3 cups milk (we used whole milk)
• 2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 sticks butter
• ½ cup flour