Lost Souls Seafood Chowder Recipes

BEST SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; reserve drippings. Saute onions in drippings until tender. Add potatoes and water; bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes., Add the scallops, lobster, shrimp, cod and haddock. Cook for 10 minutes or until scallops are opaque, shrimp turn pink and fish flakes easily with a fork. Add the butter, salt, parsley and curry powder. Stir in milk and evaporated milk; heat through. Garnish with bacon, additional parsley, and oyster crackers, if desired.

SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat.
• Saute' celery and onion until tender.
• Add cayenne pepper, thyme, marjoram and flour or baking mix and stir until smooth.
• Add milk and condensed soup and stir until piping hot.
• Meanwhile clean and chop seafood as you like.
• I usually halve the shrimp and then cut one half in half and leave the other half whole.
• If using extra large scallops I usually quarter them.
• When soup is piping hot add seafood and stir on medium heat until seafood is cooked through.
• Serve in bowls topped with some fresh parsley along with some crusty bread or oyster crackers and a nice salad.