Chowder enthusiasts, gather around! If you're searching for a delectable and heartwarming journey into the world of chunky fish and shrimp chowder, brace yourselves. This hearty and savory dish is a symphony of flavors, textures, and aromas that will leave you utterly satisfied. Prepare to embark on a culinary adventure, where we'll explore a myriad of recipes that showcase the perfect blend of fish, shrimp, vegetables, and seasonings. Get ready to dive into a bowl of pure bliss as we uncover the secrets to creating the most exceptional chunky fish and shrimp chowder that will delight your taste buds and warm your soul.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CHUNKY SEAFOOD CHOWDER
This creamy chowder brimming with tender potato and crab tastes so good guests will never guess it starts with canned soup. Half-and-half cream makes it rich enough for special occasions. I often serve it with crackers or French bread after a sporting event or outing. -Irene Craigue, Claremont, New Hampshire
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings (about 2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add cream and canned chowder; bring to a boil. Stir in potatoes, salt and pepper. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Stir in crab and heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 293 calories, Fat 16g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 73mg cholesterol, Sodium 839mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
SHRIMP CHOWDER
Thick, creamy chowders brimming with seafood, potatoes, and corn are the pride of lunch spots throughout the Northeast. This one has rich flavor and comes together fast.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium pot, melt butter over medium. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 6 minutes. Stir in corn kernels and potatoes; season with salt and pepper. Add milk, 1 cup water, and corncobs.
- Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 8 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes. Discard cobs and stir in basil.
- Divide among bowls and top with more basil. Serve with bread if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 369 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 24 g, SaturatedFat 5 g
CHUNKY FISH CHOWDER
You can use any firm white fish you have available in this healthy chowder, which is packed full of omega-3 fatty acids
Provided by Lesley Waters
Categories Lunch, Soup, Supper
Time 40m
Yield Serves 2 adults and 2-3 children
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, tip in the leeks and fry gently for 5 mins until softened, but not coloured. Add the potatoes and cook for a further min. Pour in stock and lemon zest, cover and simmer for 12-15 mins or until the potatoes are tender. With a slotted spoon, remove half the potatoes and leeks from the stock and set aside.
- Transfer the remaining potatoes, leeks, stock and milk into a blender or food processor and whizz until smooth. Pour back into the pan, add the sweetcorn, fish and reserved vegetables. Cover and gently heat for 3-4 mins until the fish is just cooked through - don't boil. Stir in chives and cream, if using, then season to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 47 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 33 grams protein, Sodium 0.82 milligram of sodium
MOM'S NOVA SCOTIA SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Being from the Easy Coast, I've tried a lot of different chowders; however, my Mom's takes the cake. She makes a huge pot of this chowder every Christmas Eve and all of it is gone by Christmas night. Although it is not very healthy, it is an awesome treat once in awhile for any of us that love seafood! I normally throw in a dash of garlic and onion powder. Enjoy!
Provided by Ashley_86
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Fish Chowder Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 525.4 calories, Carbohydrate 18.8 g, Cholesterol 201.6 mg, Fat 37.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 28.2 g, SaturatedFat 22.6 g, Sodium 324.8 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
SEAFOOD CHOWDER WITH SQUASH
Provided by Michael Anthony
Categories Soup/Stew Fish Shellfish Dinner Lunch Seafood Bass Mussel Shrimp Winter Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 33
Steps:
- Make the chowder base. In a medium pot, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the leek, shallot, garlic, and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, until the leek is softened, about 6 minutes. Add the squash, carrot, and curry powder, season with salt, and cook, stirring, for a few minutes.
- Raise the heat to medium-high, add the lemongrass, bay leaf, coconut milk, and broth, and bring to a simmer. Cook the chowder base until the squash and carrots are very tender, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the mussels. In a medium pot, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the shallot and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add the wine, and bring to a boil. Add the mussels, cover the pot, and steam them until they just open wide, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the mussels to a medium bowl. Remove the mussels from the shells; discard the shells and any mussels that haven't opened. Strain the broth into a small bowl.
- Once the squash is tender, discard the lemongrass and bay leaf. Process the chowder base in a blender until very smooth and creamy, then pass through a fine-mesh strainer into a large pot.
- Bring the chowder base to a simmer, then add the raw diced squash, potatoes, and turnips and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Add the radishes, shrimp, and sea bass and simmer for about 3 minutes. Stir in the mussels and red pepper. The soup's consistency should be thinner than traditional chowder-add a splash of the reserved mussel liquid, if needed. Season with a touch of salt and pepper. Serve the chowder in bowls, topped with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, the red onion, chives, and Aleppo pepper.
RICHARD'S SEAFOOD CHOWDER
A rich tasting seafood chowder that can be served as a main dish, with a green salad and hot bread.
Provided by Richard Danser
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Cream Soup Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 7
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large stockpot over medium heat, saute onion in oil and sherry, until soft. Add carrots, celery, and potato and saute 2 minutes. Add clam juice and cover. Simmer until potatoes are soft (about 15 minutes).
- Puree half of the mixture in a blender until smooth, then return to stock pot.
- Add tomato paste, cayenne, milk, half and half, shrimp, and scallops. Bring to boil, lower heat to simmer, and cook for 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 360.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30.7 g, Cholesterol 170 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 26.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.2 g, Sodium 827.2 mg, Sugar 9.1 g
LOW-FAT SHRIMP CHOWDER
"This zippy chowder is chock-full of shrimp and vegetables, so it satisfies hearty appetites, but the skim milk and reduced-sodium broth help keep fat and calories to a minimum," writes Michelle Conley of Evanston, Wyoming. "It tastes even better the next day, after the flavors have melded overnight."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 40m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring the potatoes, broth, celery, onions and red pepper to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 13-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in milk. Gently mash vegetables with a potato masher, leaving some chunks of potatoes., Combine flour and evaporated milk until smooth; gradually stir into potato mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Return to a boil. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 192 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 130mg cholesterol, Sodium 334mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CREAMY SOUTHERN SEAFOOD OR FISH CHOWDER
After searching through a bunch of recipes here and elsewhere I couldn't find quite what I was looking for. So instead I decided to whip up my own variation. This will be a work in progress, but as I'm pregnant and dying for a good creamy, but not too unhealthy fish chowder this will do the trick. I'm moderately lactose intolerant, but I'll be sure to include substitutions for lighter, low dairy, or dairy heavy versions. Cheese and cream actually don't have that much lactose in them, so you can use them without much concern about that.. of course you do get the delicious but unhealthy extra calories that come with.
Provided by MC Baker
Categories Chowders
Time 1h5m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Cook ham hock, bacon or salt pork until some fat is rendered, and then remove meat. Salt pork is more traditionally New England, but I just wanted a little smokey pork fat in my dish so I went with the ham hock.
- Pour off as much fat as you like and add butter or olive oil.
- In large pot add stock, milk, ham hock, bay leaves, pepper, thyme, Old Bay, salt and diced potatoes and bring to a simmer. If using bacon or salt pork, you can wait to add until the end.
- Sprinkle flour over butter and mix until light yellow (blonde) in color and flour is lightly cooked.
- Add onions, carrots and celery to roux and cook down for about 15 minutes until onions have lost a lot of their water and carrots are soft. The mixture should be quite thick, and will need to be stirred frequently at medium high heat.
- Add garlic to onion mixture and cook for a few more minutes.
- Once potatoes are starting to soften, but are not yet done, add onion and carrot mixture and stir.
- Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat to medium to simmer. At this point of the mixture looks too thick you can add some more vegetable stock. I like to taste at this point to adjust salt etc. as well.
- Mix in corn and cook until corn is warmed.
- Add seafood mixture to pot and mix in lightly.
- Add cream and cheese and mix in until just smooth.
- At this point turn the pot to low or medium low, and as soon as the seafood is cooked it's ready to eat.
- This is definitely better the next day or after it's sat for a while, so you can leave it on a very low heat for a few hours or stick it in the fridge and reheat on the stove slowly the next day.
- You can remove the ham hock, or pull some of the meat off of it and add it inches.
- Serving it up with some crusty bread was perfect!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 395.6, Fat 17.4, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 128.1, Sodium 721.7, Carbohydrate 33.6, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 3.4, Protein 28.8
SIMPLE SEAFOOD CHOWDER
A chunky, creamy soup with salmon and smoked haddock, mixed shellfish and potatoes - a hearty meal
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, then add the onion and bacon. Cook for 8-10 mins until the onion is soft and the bacon is cooked. Stir in the flour, then cook for a further 2 mins.
- Pour in the fish stock and bring it up to a gentle simmer. Add the potatoes, cover, then simmer for 10-12 mins until the potatoes are cooked through.
- Add the mace, cayenne pepper and some seasoning, then stir in the milk.
- Tip the fish pie mix into the pan, gently simmer for 4 mins. Add the cream and shellfish, then simmer for 1 min more. Check the seasoning. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve with some crusty bread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 422 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 21 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 41 grams protein, Sodium 2.3 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- For a creamy chowder, use full-fat milk or cream. For a lighter chowder, use low-fat milk or water.
- If you don't have fresh fish and shrimp, you can use frozen fish and shrimp that has been thawed.
- To make the chowder ahead of time, cook it according to the recipe and then let it cool completely. Store the chowder in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- When you're ready to serve the chowder, reheat it over medium heat until it's warmed through.
- Garnish the chowder with fresh herbs, such as parsley, cilantro, or chives.
Conclusion:
Chunky fish and shrimp chowder is a delicious and easy-to-make seafood soup that's perfect for a weeknight meal. It's loaded with fresh fish, shrimp, and vegetables, and it's creamy and flavorful. Serve it with a side of crusty bread or crackers for a complete meal.
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