• 1/2 pound ground salt pork
  
• 1 pound onion, diced
  
• 1 gallon clam juice
  
• 1 pound potatoes, peeled and diced
  
• 1 tablespoon paprika
  
• 2 cups tomato puree
  
• 1 1/2 quarts quahogs, chopped
  
• Pilot Crackers, crumbled
  
• Salt and pepper, to taste
  

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large pot, heat the ground salt pork until the fat melts.
   
   
2. Add onions and cook until translucent.
   
   
3. Add clam juice, potatoes, tomato puree. Add a little water. Simmer until the potatoes are soft.
   
   
4. Add quahogs. Taste for seasoning. Add water if needed. Simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
   
   
5. Toward the end of cooking, crush some Pilot Crackers and stir into the chowder to thicken it further.