maryland seafood chowder

Name: Maryland Seafood Chowder
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 tablespoon(s) olive oil, divided; 1/2 cup(s) onion, diced; 1/2 cup(s) celery diced; 3 clove(s) fresh garlic, pressed and divided; 8 ounce(s) bottled clam juice; 3 medium potatoes diced small; 1 pound(s) medium shrimp, cooked, cleaned; 1/2 pound(s) bay scallops; 2 can(s) 6.5 oz chopped clams, undrained; 1 pound(s) crabmeat; 1 pound(s) flounder, cut in chunks; 1 tablespoon(s) old bay or j.o. crab seasoning; 1 quart(s) fat free half and half; 2 tablespoon(s) flour

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Lynne Hawkins

Lusby, MD

Updated on Oct 2, 2011

It had just begun to get chilly out after a long hot summer. A chowder was just the thing! Since we do love our seafood here by the Bay, I took a little bit of everything and put it together for this hearty chowder!

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prep time 35 Min

cook time 35 Min

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yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1/2 cup onion, diced
1/2 cup celery diced
3 cloves fresh garlic, pressed and divided
8 ounces bottled clam juice
3 medium potatoes diced small
1 pound medium shrimp, cooked, cleaned
1/2 pound bay scallops
2 cans 6.5 oz chopped clams, undrained
1 pound crabmeat
1 pound flounder, cut in chunks
1 tablespoon old bay or j.o. crab seasoning
1 quart fat free half and half
2 tablespoons flour

How To Make maryland seafood chowder

Step 1

Saute onion, celery, carrot, and 2 cloves garlic in 2 Tabs olive oil until clear.

Step 2

Transfer to large sauce pan or soup pot
Step 3

Add bottled clam juice and potatoes
Step 4

Simmer until potatoes are tender
Step 5

Meanwhile, Saute shrimp, scallops and 1 clove garlic in same saute pan until barely cooked
Step 6

Add all seafood and juices to the soup pot
Step 7

sprinkle the crab seasoning on top of the pile of seafood in the pot
Step 8

Make a roux out of the flour and remaining 2 Tab olive oil in the saute pan, incorporating any juices and bits from the seafood
Step 9

Add half and half to the roux and stir until thickened
Step 10

Gently stir half and half into the seafood mixture and simmer until seafood is cooked through
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