Mom's Nova Scotia Seafood Chowder

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 65 min
Servings: 20
Yield: 20 servings

Description

This seafood chowder recipe makes a deliciously creamy soup loaded with fish and shellfish including salmon, shrimp, scallops, clams, and lobster.

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 1/2 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained
4 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 cups butter, cut into chunks
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender, 10 minutes.
3 Add potatoes; cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
4 Stir in salmon, cod, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center, about 10 minutes.
5 Drain half the water from the pot and add clams, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper.
6 Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork, about 30 minutes. Do not boil once cream is added.