SEAFOOD CHOWDER

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My kids adore this stuff.

Provided by Amy H.

Categories     Cream Soups

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 lb cooked & crumbled bacon
2 Tbsp reserved bacon drippings
1/2 c sliced green onion
3 c potatos, peeled and cubed
1/2 tsp paprika
4 c chicken broth
8 whole pepper corns
1 bay leaf
1 lb fresh or frozen white fish, baked and flaked
12 oz shrimp, peeled & deveined
1 pkg real or imitation crab meat, minced
1/4 c 1/4 cup flour
1 qt half & half or whole milk
1/4 c fresh chopped parsley (optional)
1 c shredded cheddar (optional)
1 c oyster crackers (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Add bacon grease, chicken broth, and potatoes to pot.
  • 2. Wrap pepper corns and bay leaf in a cheese cloth or tea ball and add to pot.
  • 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.
  • 4. Remove bay leaves and peppercorns.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 7. garnish with fresh parsley, cheddar cheese and oyster crackers.

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