SEAFOOD CHOWDER

prep time:: 30 min
total time:: 40 min

Serves 6-8

Expensive to make, but worth it! Select your seafood based on what the market offers fresh that day and your own preference...you won’t be disappointed.

ingredients

3 medium potatoes - diced small
1 onion - diced
2 stalks celery - diced
2 cups vegetable stock or water
1 quart light cream
1 cup milk
5/8 cup butter
2 tablespoons flour
2-3 fresh seafood *
salt & pepper
1/2 lb fresh lobster meat

directions

1
Add potatoes, onion, and celery to a large stock pot. Add 1 cup of vegetable stock or water and cook until just tender. Salt and pepper heavily to taste.
2
Melt 1/8 cup butter and whisk 2 tablespoons of flour into it to make a paste. Whisk the paste into the other cup of vegetable stock (or water) and add to stock pot. Bring to boil; lower heat to simmer.
3
Add light cream and milk slowly to retain the heat.
4
Add seafood and 1/2 cup of butter; cover and cook slowly until seafood is cooked through. Garnish with pieces of lobster meat and serve.