Mom’s Nova Scotia Seafood Chowder

Description

Being from the Easy Coast, I’ve tried a lot of different chowders; however, my Mom’s takes the cake. She makes a huge pot of this chowder every Christmas Eve and all of it is gone by Christmas night. Although it is not very healthy, it is an awesome treat once in awhile for any of us that love seafood! I normally throw in a dash of garlic and onion powder. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2 large onions, diced
  • 3 carrots, sliced
  • 7 potatoes, cubed
  • 1 pound salmon, cut into chunks
  • 1 pound cod, cut into chunks
  • 1 pound scallops
  • 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 6 ounces cooked lobster meat, shredded
  • 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
  • 2 (6.5 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained
  • 4 ¼ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 ½ cups butter, cut into chunks
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender
  2. 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender
  3. 15 to 20 minutes.
  4. Stir in salmon
  5. cod
  6. scallops
  7. shrimp
  8. lobster
  9. and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center
  10. about 10 minutes. Drain half the water from the pot and add clams
  11. heavy cream
  12. and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper. Cover and simmer
  13. stirring occasionally
  14. until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork
  15. about 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 20

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