Carrot

Mixed Seafood Corn Chowder

by:
February 28, 2013
3.8
4 Ratings
  • Serves 4
Author Notes

I was planning to make a recipe from Katie Lee's cookbook, The Comfort Table. It was Scallop Corn Chowder but I was too lazy to go get fresh scallops. I went to Trader Joe's (love that place) and found a package of what is called Seafood Medley in the frozen section. I was not hopeful about the frozen seafood in the soup, but my hopes rose upon tasting it. It was truly good soup and the seafood mix perfect. I made a few other adjustments to the recipe as well. —kimbaddd

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 3 fresh ears corn on the cob
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 cup cooked ham or turkey ham, cubed
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon onion salt (if you don't have this just add additional salt)
  • 1 14 ounce can chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup half and half
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 pound Seafood Medley Frozen Mix (at Trader Joe's), thawed and rinsed
Directions
  1. Shuck corn. With a knife, carefully remove as much of the corn kernels as you can from the ears of corn, holding them over a bowl as you work. Set aside. In a large dutch oven over medium heat, melt 3 tablespoons butter. Add onion, carrots and diced ham. Cook until onions are translucent and carrot is tender, about 6-8 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook about 2 minutes. Add the salts, chicken broth and 1 cup of corn. Stir, bring to a simmer.
  2. Mix the milk and cream together. Using a blender or immersion blender, combine the remaining corn and the milk/cream mixture. It may look frothy, that is ok. Blend for about 30 seconds in a blender, for about 1-2 minutes with the immersion blender. Add to soup. Let simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the seafood mix and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the calamari looks/tastes tender. If desired, the ham can be omitted. Or you can add more. :)

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2 Reviews

koechin April 14, 2013
I'm assuming the corn was left out of the ingredients list by mistake, so I scraped the kernels from three ears into the chowder when I added the seafood mix. Sprinkled a handful of snipped dill over the top at serving. Delicious and satisfying, thanks for posting.
 
kimbaddd December 2, 2014
im so sorry! im really horrible typing recipes sometimes. I edited the recipe with the correct amounts and added ingredients.