Happy February, friends. I hope everyone has a a wonderful Valentine's day! I've been considering a seafood dish for quite some time. Originally I had planned to do a seafood linguine dish, but it's been so cold out I really wanted something warm and hearty. What better than a delicious bowl of chowder! I suppose it could have been any soup, but I was jones-ing for seafood. This turned out really great, and it was pretty darn simple. I know I say that a lot! But it's true, so give it a try! You won't regret it! Here we go.
Ingredients
2 slices bacon
1 tsp butter
1 large onion
2 stalks celery
2 tblsp flour
8 oz clam juice
1 large potatoes
1.5 teaspoons thyme
1 tblsp lemon pepper
1 tsp cayenne
1/2 dozen clams
1/2 lb halibut
1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 lb scallops
1 cup half and half
Step 1: Cut bacon into small pieces and add to a medium stockpot type pan
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| Cook until fat has rendered and bacon starts to get crispy |
Step 2: Add the butter and onions to the pan
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| Cook until softened, about 10 minutes |
Step 4: Add sliced celery and potato
Step 5: Add thyme, lemon pepper, and cayenne
Step 6: Add clam juice
Step 7: Add seafood: Shrimp, halibut, scallop, clams
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| Chop halibut into large pieces so they don't disintegrate in broth |
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| Make sure clams have been properly prepared. Here is a link to help you : http://homecooking.about.com/od/seafood/a/clamtips.htm |
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| Cook for about 10 minutes until seafood has cooked through. |
Step 8: Add in half and half
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| In hindsight, I don't see why we couldn't use light cream or even evaporated milk |
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| Do NOT let the cream boil, or it could curdle. |
And there you have it folks.
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| Enjoy!! |
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