Narragansett Bay Seafood Chowder
From fluffy24 14 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is a popular staple here in Rhode Island. It is rich and creamy and oh so good.
Ingredients
- 1 medium-size onion, chopped ( ¾ to 1 cup) shopping list
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine shopping list
- 2 cups water or fish stock (or 1 cup clam juice and 1 cup water) shopping list
- 2 cups potatoes, diced shopping list
- ¾ cup lobster meat or shelled, deveined shrimp shopping list
- ¾ cup (about 6 ounces) bay scallops or cut-up sea scallops shopping list
- ½ pound haddock, cod or flounder fillets shopping list
- 2 cups light cream or half and half shopping list
- salt, freshly ground pepper shopping list
- Chopped fresh parsley shopping list
- paprika shopping list
How to make it
- Saute onion in butter in saucepan over medium-low heat until tender. Add water or fish stock and potatoes. ( note: I also add a bay leaf and ¼ teaspoon crumbled thyme leaves or a sprig of fresh thyme, but that's optional.)
- Simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add more water if needed. Cut seafood and fish into chunks. Add to potato mixture. Heat just enough to cook seafood, about 2 minutes. Stir in cream, salt and pepper. Heat; taste for seasoning. Remove bay leaf and thyme sprig if you added them.
- Ladle into bowls. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and paprika. Serves 6.
- If you prepare this a day ahead, wait to add the cream; reheat the seafood in broth, then stir in cream and heat through.
- Editor's note: I've added a pint of chopped quahogs in their own broth to this and skipped the fish stock; it makes a fine chowder.
- If you like a creamy, thick chowder, use a fork to stir about a half cup of water into 4 tablespoons flour. Gradually add some of this to the chowder and cook-stir until it is thickened to taste; you may not use all the flour mixture.
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great family recipe son-in-law will luv it thanks high5
momo_55grandma
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Great post! 5 forks!
valinkenmore
in Malott loved it
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Really great balance here. Not over spiced so if the seafood is fresh the flavors will really come through. Also a great selection of ingredients. Thanks for the post.RJ
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