Nancy Linehans 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.

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.

NANCY LINEHAN'S SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring 6 quarts of water to a boil over high heat. Place lobsters headfirst into the pot, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Drain. When lobsters are cool enough to handle, crack their shells and remove the meat, along with 2 tablespoons of the green tomalley, found where the tail separates from the body, and if there is any, 1 tablespoon of the pink roe, found in the same place. Cut the meat into 1/2-inch pieces and set aside. Discard the shells.
• Place the bay leaves, onions, potatoes and salt into a large heavy-bottomed pot. Add all the clam juice and enough water to just cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook until the potatoes are still firm but can be pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes.
• Add the lobster meat, tomalley, roe, clams, haddock and scallops to the pot and stir to combine. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
• Add the milk and cream and continue to simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and white pepper. Remove the bay leaves and serve, with oyster crackers if desired.

SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the shrimp, scallops, and monkfish into bite-sized pieces and place them in a bowl with the crabmeat.
• In a heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter; add the carrots, onions, celery, potatoes, and corn and saute over medium-low heat for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are barely cooked, stirring occasionally. Add the flour; reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add the Seafood Stock and bring to a boil. Add the seafood; reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 7 to 10 minutes, until the fish is just cooked. Add the heavy cream, if desired, and the parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste, and serve.
• Warm the oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add the shrimp shells, onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook 2 more minutes. Add 1 1/2 quarts of water, the white wine, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve, pressing the solids. You should have approximately 1 quart of stock. You can make up the difference with water or wine if you need to.