Maritime Clam Chowder Recipes

MOM'S NOVA SCOTIA SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender, 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in salmon, cod, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center, about 10 minutes. Drain half the water from the pot and add clams, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.

CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Drain the clams, adding the juice from the cans to a large stock pot. Set the clams aside.
• Add chicken broth and diced potatoes to the pot (the liquid should just barely cover the potatoes). Bring to a simmer, add the bay leaf, and cook until the potatoes are barely fork tender, about 5-6 minutes.
• While the potatoes cook, in a second pot, heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat until the butter is melted. Add the onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic and cook until tender, about 4-5 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 30 seconds. Gradually stir in the milk and half and half, whisking as you add them to break up any clumps of flour. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until the thickened, about 5 minutes
• Stir the creamy mixture into the potatoes. Stir in the salt, pepper, vinegar, and reserved clams. Cook for 5 more minutes.

MARITIME CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Brown the bacon until crisp in a thick-bottomed soup pot. Pour off half the fat.
• 2. Add the onions and celery with a splash of water and saute for a few minutes until soft.
• 3. Add the white wine, the cream, the milk and only the juice from the clams (reserve the meat).
• 4. Add the bay leaves, thyme and grated potato and bring mixture to a slow simmer.
• 5. Continue simmering for fifteen minutes until the grated potato softens and the chowder base thickens.
• 6. Add the reserved clam meat, the evaporated milk and the parsley.
• 7. Bring back to heat. Taste the chowder and add enough salt and pepper to season it.
• 8. Serve immediately with your favourite biscuits.