Seafood Chowder Recipe

Seafood Chowder
submitted by sumit at ifood.tv

Summary

Cooking Time20 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient

Ingredients

 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine
 All purpose flour2 Tablespoon
 Mushrooms4 Ounce, sliced
 1/3 cup finely chopped white onion
 Milk fat1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Crabmeat12 Ounce, frozen
 Frozen shrimp8 Ounce, deveined
 Half and Half1 Cup (16 tbs)
 Salt1/4 Teaspoon
 Pepper white1/4 Teaspoon
 Parsley1/4 Cup (16 tbs), minced
 Dry sherry3 Tablespoon

Directions

1. In a large heavy saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Add the mushrooms and onion and saute for 5 minutes or until tender. Add the milk, lower the heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
2. Stir in the crabmeat, shrimp, and half-and-half. Simmer 5 minutes longer or just until the shrimp are cooked through. Season with the salt and pepper. Stir in the parsley, plus the sherry if you wish. (This may easily be doubled.)
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