Quick And Easy Crab And Corn Chowder Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add flour; cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Gradually add milk; cook and stir until thickened. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 35-40 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, celery, thyme, salt, and pepper in hot butter until onion and celery start to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir potatoes, milk, broth, cream, and clam juice into onion mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Pour broth mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed soup to pot and stir in crabmeat. Cook until soup is hot and crab is heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a 3 to 4 quart saucepan on medium high heat melt butter.
• Add cooked bacon pieces, onion, bell pepper, celery, and thyme.
• Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce if used and cook about 5 minutes.
• In a bowl mix flour and Old Bay Seasoning
• Stir in half of flour and seasoning mixture into the saucepan stiring well
• Add remaining mixture and continue to stir. Should become almost like a paste.
• Slowly whisk in a little of the Half & Half at a time so as to keep temperature up, blending well.
• Slowly whisk in the chicken broth the same way.
• Cook until it begins to bubble ad then stir in the hash brown potatoes.
• Simmer till potatoes are cooked and chowder thickens till it just coats the back of a spoon.
• Add crab meat a little at a time and then add corn kernels.
• Simmer just another minute being careful not to overcook crab meat.

Steps:

• Wrap potato cubes in plastic wrap, and microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside.
• In a saute pan, cook bacon over medium heat until heated through, and add chopped onions. Cook and stir until onions are clear. Stir in crab meat and parsley flakes. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a large stock pot over low heat. Whisk in flour until mixture becomes creamy and takes on a eggshell color. Continue to cook for a few more minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in wine. Dissolve chicken bouillon in milk; when the flour mixture is crumbly, slowly whisk in the milk. Mix well in order to eliminate all lumps.
• When the mixture is creamy and hot, stir in bacon mixture, cubed potatoes, and creamed corn. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• For a creamy curry variation add 2 tablespoons curry powder after adding the wine to the flour mixture, and substitute cooked, cubed chicken for the bacon.

Steps:

• Saute green onions, garlic, and red pepper in butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender.
• Combine the soup and milk, stirring well. Add the soup mixture, corn and remaining ingredients to the saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring constantly, just until the cheese melts. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• 1. It all cooks in an a 1/2 hour to 1 hour and tastes even better the next day. It all mixes together just remember to sweat the onions and celery first slow.
• 2. I serve this with garlic bread or those huge footlong soft dinner bread rolls with butter