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Seafood Chowder

Servings: 4 people as entree or 8 people as appetizer
Course Appetizer, Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword chowder, creamy chowder, loaded chowder, seafood chowder
Author Lokness

Ingredients

  • 2 cans (6.5-ounce) chopped clams in juice
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 medium onion (finely diced)
  • 2 celery stalks (finely diced)
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups seafood stock or chicken stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 large bay leaf
  • 1 pound red potatoes (peeled, cut into ½-inch pieces)
  • 5 ounces shrimps (peeled, deveined & cut into ½-inch pieces)
  • 5 ounces cod (cut into ½-inch pieces)
  • 5 ounces sea scallops (cut into ½-inch pieces)
  • Salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Celery leaves (optional for garnish)

Instructions

  • For the canned clams, separate the juice and clams with a sieve into 2 medium bowls. Set aside.
  • In a large pot over medium high heat, melt the butter. Add onion and celery. Cook until softened, about 8 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic and cook for another minute. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly add the clam juice while stirring. Add stock, heavy cream and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, stirring consistently. Add potatoes and bring back to a simmer. Reduce to medium-low heat, cook until potatoes are fork tender, about 25 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.
  • Turn the heat up to medium. Add shrimps, cod, and scallops to the soup. Cook until the seafood is just cooked through, about 3 - 4 minutes. Add clams and cook for 1 more minute. Season with salt and pepper. Top with celery leaves if using. Serve immediately with baguette.

Notes

  1. I got about 1 1/3 cups clam juice from the 2 cans of clams. It's ok if you got a bit less or more. It won't change the result much. 
  2. I used Imagine seafood stock, which is made with codfish. If you can find seafood stock, use that. If not, chicken stock works as well. 
  3. You can substitute sea scallops with bay scallops.