seafood chowder

Name: Seafood Chowder
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) cooked & crumbled bacon; 2 tablespoon(s) reserved bacon drippings; 1/2 cup(s) sliced green onion; 3 cup(s) potatos, peeled and cubed; 1/2 teaspoon(s) paprika; 4 cup(s) chicken broth; 8 - whole pepper corns; 1 - bay leaf; 1 pound(s) fresh or frozen white fish, baked and flaked; 12 ounce(s) shrimp, peeled & deveined; 1 package(s) real or imitation crab meat, minced; 1/4 cup(s) 1/4 cup flour; 1 quart(s) half & half or whole milk; 1/4 cup(s) fresh chopped parsley (optional); 1 cup(s) shredded cheddar (optional); 1 cup(s) oyster crackers (optional)

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Amy H.

Detroit, MI

Updated on Mar 27, 2014

My kids adore this stuff.

Rate

prep time 30 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound cooked & crumbled bacon
2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings
1/2 cup sliced green onion
3 cups potatos, peeled and cubed
1/2 teaspoon paprika
4 cups chicken broth
8 - whole pepper corns
1 - bay leaf
1 pound fresh or frozen white fish, baked and flaked
12 ounces shrimp, peeled & deveined
1 package real or imitation crab meat, minced
1/4 cup 1/4 cup flour
1 quart half & half or whole milk
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley (optional)
1 cup shredded cheddar (optional)
1 cup oyster crackers (optional)

How To Make seafood chowder

Step 1

Add bacon grease, chicken broth, and potatoes to pot.

Step 2

Wrap pepper corns and bay leaf in a cheese cloth or tea ball and add to pot.
Step 3

Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes, or until potatoes are just tender. Drain off all but 1 or 2 cups of broth.
Step 4

Remove bay leaves and peppercorns.
Step 5

Shake flour and 1/2 cup half & half in a container with a tight fitting lid and shake until smooth add to broth in saucepan along with remaining milk. Cook over medium heat and stir constantly until the mixture is thickened.
Step 6

Add shrimp, fish, crab, green onion and bacon to soup. Cook on med-low heat, just until heated through and shrimp is cooked and has turned pink. Sprinkle with paprika.
Step 7

garnish with fresh parsley, cheddar cheese and oyster crackers.
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