Babs New England Seafood Chowder

BAB'S NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in melted butter until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel, reserving drippings in the pot. Add onion and celery to the reserved drippings; cook and stir until the onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir garlic, thyme, pepper, seafood seasoning, and paprika into the onion mixture. Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir; cook for 2 minutes. Fold potatoes into the mixture. Pour seafood stock over the mixture. Add bay leaves. Bring the stock to a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender and the liquid thickens to your liking, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Stir evaporated milk into the simmering stock; add cod, bay scallops, clam meat, and shrimp. Continue cooking the mixture at a simmer until the seafood is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Garnish with parsley to serve.

BAB'S NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the bacon into small pieces using kitchen scissors
• Melt the butter in the dutch oven and add the bacon
• Cook the bacon until crisp and then remove and set aside
• Add the onion and celery and cook until translucent
• Add the minced garlic and all the spices, stir to combine
• Sprinkle the flour over the vegetable/spice mixture
• Stir to combine and to "cook out" the flour for about 2 minutes
• Add the diced potatos and stir
• Add the seafood stock and stir to combine
• Continue to cook on a simmer, the soup will thicken so be sure to stir every few minutes
• When the chowder reached your desired thickness, add all of the seafood and the evaporated milk
• Continue to stir occasionally until all of the seafood is cooked.
• DO NOT ALLOW THIS TO BOIL
• Top with fresh chopped parsley
• Serve with oyster crackers or some great garic bread

NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place whitefish in a Dutch oven; add water to cover. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat, 8-10 minutes or until fish just begins to flake with a fork. With a slotted spoon, remove fish and break into bite-size pieces; set aside., Pour cooking liquid into a 4-cup measuring cup. If necessary, add additional water to measure 4 cups; return to pan. Add potatoes, celery and onion; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender., In a small bowl, whisk flour and milk until smooth. Stir into chowder. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add clams, crab, shrimp, butter, pimientos, salt, pepper and reserved fish; heat through, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with parsley.

NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• To render fat, cook chopped bacon in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Add chopped onions and sauté until onions are translucent, about 8 minutes. Add curry powder and stir 30 seconds. Mix in bottled clam juice, diced potatoes, diced butternut squash and bay leaves. Simmer 5 minutes. Add chopped kale leaves and simmer until vegetables are almost tender, about 10 minutes. Add 5 cups milk, 1 cup half and half and minced thyme. (Chowder can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover tightly and refrigerate.)
• Bring chowder to simmer. Add fish and simmer until cooked through, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Discard bay leaves. Ladle chowder into bowls and serve.

NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER - THE REAL DEAL

Steps:

• In a large, heavy pot, place the fish and stock and bring to a boil. Cover pot and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Remove fish with a slotted spoon and set aside. Remove and reserve the stock.
• In the same pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and saute until tender. Add the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 4 minutes. Add reserved stock and mix well. Add potatoes, bay leaf and parsley and cook until potatoes are tender, about 8-10 minutes. Add scallops and shrimp. Cook until tender. Add clams and lobster and stir well.
• In a saucepan, heat half & half over medium heat until hot and add to the seafood mixture. Cook chowder, stirring frequently until slightly thickened and smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Ladle chowder into bowls and garnish with parsley.

SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add salt pork and cook for 10 minutes; drain.
• Heat olive oil in a medium Dutch-oven over low heat. Add pork and cook for 5 minutes. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring, until soft. Add fish stock and bay leaves, and bring to a simmer. Add potatoes and cook until just tender, about 15 minutes. Add shrimp, clams, and fish, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; add to Dutch-oven. Season chowder with cayenne, salt, and white pepper. Serve hot.

NEW ENGLAND SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in heavy Dutch oven over medium heat until golden brown, stirring frequently, 8-10 minutes.
• Transfer to paper towel using slotted spoon.
• Pour off all but 3 T. bacon fat.
• Add onions and celery to Dutch oven.
• Cover and cook over medim-low heat, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add potatoes, 3 cups fish stock and additional fish stock or water if necessary to almost cover vegetables.
• Bring to boil.
• Tie thyme and parsley in a piece of cheesecloth. Add to soup.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are just tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Transfer half of vegetables to food processor, using slotted spoon. Puree until smooth.
• Return puree to soup.
• Add 2 cups milk, cream, pepper sauce to taste, salt and generous amount of pepper.
• Bring soup to boil, stirring until smooth.
• Thin with more milk if desired.
• Add fish. Cover and simmer until fish is almost opaque, 2-3 minutes.
• Discard cheesecloth bag.
• Add tomatoes, scallops and bacon to soup; stir gently to avoid breaking fish.
• Adjust seasoning.
• Cover and simmer until fish and scallops are just opaque, about 1 minute.
• Ladle soup into bowls.
• Top each with thin pat of butter.
• Sprinkle with paprika and serve.