Best San Francisco Crab Meatball Chowder Recipes

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CHRISSY'S CRAB CHOWDER



Chrissy's Crab Chowder image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 yellow onion, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
4 ounces (1 stick) butter
3/4 cup flour
10 slices bacon, soft cooked and chopped
5 medium potatoes, peeled, diced and par-boiled for about 5 minutes
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon celery salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 quart milk
1 pint heavy cream
1 can corn
1 pound Maryland blue crabmeat

Steps:

  • In medium soup pot, saute the onion and celery on medium heat, with butter, until translucent, about 2 minutes. Turn heat to low, add flour, and mix well until pasty. Using a whisk, stirring slowly, add soft cooked bacon, diced cooked potatoes, parsley, paprika, garlic salt, celery salt, white pepper, seafood seasoning, and salt and pepper, to taste. Mix, and then slowly add the milk and cream, stirring constantly. Add the corn, and finally, gently fold in the crabmeat. Stir slowly. Serve hot.

CRAB CHOWDER



Crab Chowder image

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. If you prefer your soup a little thicker, crush 6 saltines into fine crumbs and add them at the end of the procedure, when you add the crab. From Gourmet.

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories     Chowders

Time 45m

Yield 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 slices bacon
1 medium onion
2 medium boiling potatoes
1/2 cup water
1/2 lb jumbo lump crab meat
3 cups whole milk
1/8 teaspoon cayenne, to taste
chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Chop bacon and in a 2-quart heavy saucepan cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp.
  • Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in pan.
  • While bacon is cooking, cut onion into 1/4-inch dice.
  • Peel potatoes and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
  • Stir onion, potatoes, and water into bacon fat and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender and most of water is evaporated, about 15 minutes.
  • While mixture is simmering, pick over crab meat, removing any bits of shell and cartilage.
  • Stir milk and cayenne into mixture and return just to a simmer.
  • Add crab and salt and pepper to taste and bring chowder to a simmer.
  • Serve chowder garnished with parsley and bacon.

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