Our Family Favorite Seafood Chowder
When I was a kid I did not like the taste of seafood! Crazy, right? My Mom would make amazing seafood chowder on Christmas Eve and I would request to have macaroni and cheese instead. Well, I finally outgrew that phase! Once I decided that I actually liked seafood, her seafood chowder quickly became a favorite. But, we only had it once a year on Christmas Eve.
Now that I am all grown-up, I can make it every day if I want!!! #winning. I have my Mom’s secret seafood chowder recipe and I want to share it with you because it is gooooood! Go ahead, make a double batch, and fill the freezer. I’ve definitely done that! This year I even used my shiny new Instant Pot to make the process even shorter. Seriously, go get one of these amazing machines right now!
Creamy Seafood Chowder
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh shrimp tails removed
- 1 ½ lbs fresh scallops
- 4 pollock fillets diced
- 3-4 6.5oz cans chopped clams with juice
- 1 lb bacon diced
- 4 c potatoes 4-5 potatoes, pre-cooked and cubed
- 2 c celery
- 2 onions diced
- 1 pint organic heavy cream preferably raw
- 1 package 8 oz organic cream cheese
- 1-2 tsp sea salt
- Black pepper
- 2-3 tsp tarragon
- Filtered water
Instructions
- In a skillet saute bacon until it starts to brown.
- Then add the celery and onions over medium-high heat.
- In another pan, precook the shrimp, scallops, pollock, and pre-cooked potatoes. (I precooked my potatoes in my Instant Pot. It only took 7 minutes to cook them!)
- After the onions and celery are soft and the bacon is cooked, add in the other ingredients.
- Pour it all into a large stockpot.
- Add in heavy cream, cream cheese, and clams with juice and spices.
- Now add water to the desired thickness of the soup.
- Over low heat, let it cook until everything is fragrant and the soup is nice and creamy.
- Serve immediately. This soup also freezes very well!
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Hi, my name is Kate.
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