Time:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4
A lovely warm bowl of chowder has to be one of the best winter meals going around. If the vongole (clams) you buy have not been purged,place them in a solution of cool water and sea salt (30-35g salt to each litre of water) for a few hours,changing the water a couple of times at room temperature (if you refrigerate them they'll close up and won't"spit out"the sand).