CLASSIC MARITIME SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Classic Maritime Seafood Chowder image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 tbsp butter
2 stalks celery
1 onion
1 bay leaf
1 tsp dried dill
dried thyme
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 Yukon Gold potatoes
2 cups water
fish stock
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups Milk
2 cups raw skinless fish fillets
cooked seafood (shrimp, lobster, scallops, crab, clams, oysters) or
a combination
2 tbsp lemon juice
Whole grain crackers, crumbled

Steps:

In a large pot, melt butter over medium heat; sauté celery, onion, bay leaf, dill, 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt and 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper for about 5 min or until onions start to brown. Stir in potatoes; sauté for 2 min.
Increase heat to medium-high; stir in water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium and boil for about 5 min or until potatoes are almost tender.
Whisk flour into milk and stir into pot; bring to a simmer, stirring often. Stir in fish or seafood; simmer, stirring often for 5 min or until fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork or seafood is hot. Discard bay leaf. Stir in lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls and top each serving with crumbled crackers.