mom mom's seafood chowder

How To Make mom mom's seafood chowder

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  Step 1
  ½ stick butter 1 small chopped onion 3 stalks celery, chopped 1 can chicken stock 4 diced potatoes, skins on (scrubbed well!) 3 large cod filets, diced into large bite-size chunks 1 pt. container fresh minced clams, (or 2 cans) 1/2 lb scallops Salt & pepper to taste 1 Tb parsley 1/8 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning, to taste 1 cup clam juice 2 Tb all-purpose flour Half gallon milk
• Step 2
  • In a large stockpot, melt butter over medium heat. • Sauté onions & celery in butter till soft. • Add chicken stock and potatoes; simmer for 10 minutes. • Add fish, and simmer another 10 minutes. • Stir in milk • Whisk together clam juice and flour until smooth; stir into soup. Simmer on low 10 min, Stir gently to prevent milk from scorching to bottom. (Stirring makes cod flake apart.) • Season to taste with salt, pepper, parsley & Old Bay seasoning. • Serve with crackers or pretzels, PA Dutch style!( If using pretzels, don’t over-salt chowder.)
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