seafood chowder
Creamy, hearty chowder. Sometimes I stir some dry sherry into each bowl before serving, about a tablespoon. Serve with a crusty bread.
yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For seafood chowder
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1 Tbspolive oil
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1 Tbspunsalted butter
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1 mdyellow onion, diced
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1/2 cdry white wine
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2 lgred potatoes, unpeeled and cubed
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1 lgcarrot, peeled and diced
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1 can(10 oz.) baby clams
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1 bottle(8 oz.) clam juice
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1 smbay leaf
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1 tspdried thyme
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1 tspsalt
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1/4 tspground black pepper
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1 tspold bay seasoning
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10 oztilapia fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
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1/2 lbcooked baby shrimp (salad shrimp)
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1 can(6 oz.) crab meat
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1 1/2 chalf and half
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2 Tbspchopped fresh parsely, for garnish
How To Make seafood chowder
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1Heat oil and butter in large pan and saute onions for 5 minutes. Add diced carrots and wine and cook on low for 20 minutes.
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2Drain clams, reserving juice. Set aside.
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3Add potatoes, reserved clam juice, 1 cup bottled clam juice and enough water, if needed, to barely cover potatoes. Stir in bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper and Old Bay seasoning. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, until potatoes are almost done, 10-15 minutes.
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4Heat half and half in seperate pot until steamy, but not boiling.
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5Add fish to soup pot along with clams, shrimp and crab. Stir in hot cream and cook on low heat, uncovered, until fish is just cooked through and seafood is heated. DO LET BOIL!!!
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6Ladle into serving bowls and sprinkle with parsely.
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