Clam and Spring Vegetable Chowder - Challenge Dairy

Ingredients

• 4 Tablespoons Challenge Butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 1 fennel, diced and fronds reserved
• kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ cups vegetable stock, plus more if needed to thin
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 (10-ounce) can baby clams, drained, juice reserved
• ¾-pound new potatoes, unpeeled and diced
• 1 cup peas (fresh or frozen)
• 2 Tablespoons minced chives
• 2 Tablespoons chopped tarragon