Recipe

She Crab Chowder Recipe


She Crab Chowder Recipe
Add Step-by-Step Photos

I have finally found this recipe. Have had it in restaurants and loved it..it was delicious so I feel lucky to have stumbled across it while checking out Florida Keys restaurants, Let me know if you try it. The picture is of clam chowder cause I have... More

Mystic_rive

 Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope
Fans
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds fish head (preferably grouper), eyes, gills and scales removed
  • 1 medium onion, peeled
  • 2 ribs celery, including tops
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 4 1/2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup chopped green onion with top
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 pound crabmeat, picked free of shell
  • 1/4 cup sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
  1. To make fish stock, combine fish head, whole onion, celery, salt and white pepper in a large pot. Cover with water. Bring pot to a boil, reduce heat, cover pot and cook 30 minutes. Remove fish from pot and allow to cool.
  2. (Just buy a jar of fish stock powder unless you have a fish head laying around somewhere)
  3. Separate fish into pieces that resemble picked crabmeat and set aside.
  4. Discard celery and onion from stock.
  5. Saute chopped green onion and garlic in butter until tender.
  6. Stir in flour, stirring until well blended.
  7. Slowly add 2 cups of the fish stock, continuing to cook until smooth and bubbly.
  8. Slowly add cream and milk.
  9. Add crab and all pieces shredded fish
  10. Add sherry and lemon-pepper seasoning.
  11. Simmer until piping hot.
  12. Adjust seasoning to taste. Serve topped with cheese and chives.

Recent Gawkers
Not quite what you're looking for? See more Soup And Stew / Chowders
Comments


When do you add the crab??


Thanks for the 1 on the she crab,,,wish I had seen your picture before I added mine. You asked when do you add the crab....you can jump in the pot anytime.And if you knew how to read which is doubtful, have a child read the recipe to you,


Add a Comment
You must be logged in to comment on a recipe. Login
Alterations
No alterations yet


Suggest an Alteration
You must be logged in to suggest a recipe alteration. Login
Viewing She Crab Chowder Recipe

Tool Box

url
Print Recipe
Email it
Send Recipe to Cell Phone
Login to Add a Note [?]
Login to Save this [?]
Subscribe to mystic_river1 [?]
Flag as Interesting/Unique [?]
Add to Comparison Queue [?]

Flavors

Login to Add Flavor Tags [?]

Ratings & Honors

3

You need to be logged in to rate a recipe.

Groups

This recipe belongs to the following groups:
This recipe isn't in any groups
You need to be logged in to add a recipe to a group

Related Menus