Boneless country-style pork ribs are used in this simple dish. You only need to put everything together in the morning, and you’re ready! This goes well with corn, garlic bread, and baked beans.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Additional Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 (5 ounce) cans baby clams
- 6 thick slices bacon, cut lengthwise first, then into 1-inch pieces
- ½ cup diced onion
- ½ cup diced celery
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups diced russet potatoes
- ½ cup shredded carrots, loosely packed
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 cup half-and-half
Instructions
- Drain clams into a colander set over a measuring cup. Reserve clam juice (there should be just over 2 cups liquid).
- Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Cook bacon until fat has rendered and bacon is crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate; set aside.
- Remove and discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease. Cook onion and celery in the bacon grease until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Pour 1/4 cup clam juice into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Mix in potatoes, carrots, pepper, thyme, and remaining clam juice. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 4 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
- Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, about 5 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
- Remove 3/4 cup of the potatoes and mash with a fork. Return the mashed potatoes to the pot and stir. Turn on Saute mode. Add clams and half-and-half to the pot and cook until heated through but not boiling. Ladle into bowls and top with bacon.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 278 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Cholesterol | 76 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 404 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious. Not hard but only 3 servings. Not sure what more I would add. Maybe more potatoes.