Best Oyster Chowder Ever

Description

You can make an oyster chowder in the middle of the desert with this recipe and you will be in the middle of the ocean with delight.

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) container shucked oysters, drained with liquid reserved
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 potato, diced
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped broccoli
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup frozen corn
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Cook oysters and reserved liquid in a skillet over medium heat until edges curl
  2. 5 to 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
  3. Combine onion
  4. potato
  5. broccoli
  6. water
  7. and corn in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender
  8. 10 to 15 minutes. Drain vegetables and reserve liquid.
  9. Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth
  10. about 1 minute. Slowly pour reserved vegetable water and milk into butter-flour mixture; cook until thickened
  11. about 5 minutes. Add oysters and vegetables to milk mixture and cook over medium-low heat until heated through
  12. about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 6

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