Ingredients

1/2 pound uncooked bacon, cut into 1/2" cubes if slab or 1/2" pieces if strips

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil OR pastured butter (if Dairy is OK)

1 large sweet onion, finely chopped

2 medium stalks celery, finely chopped

2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes

2 dried bay leaves

8 cups homemade shrimp stock

kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 pound large (or larger - see NOTES) shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut into 1" pieces

1 pound fresh clams (in shell), scrubbed clean

10 ounces frozen clam meat (or canned, defrosted)