Seafood Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups chopped yellow onions
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 teaspoons old bay seasoning
• cayenne (optional)
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 4 cups bottled clam juice
• 2 (14 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes
• 20 ounces canned tomato juice
• 1 1/2 lbs red potatoes, diced but not peeled
• 2 cups fresh sweet corn, cut off cob
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 2 (10 ounce) cans baby clams (do not drain)
• 1 lb shelled and deveined raw shrimp
• 1 lb cod, cut in chunks
• 1 lb bay scallop
• 1 lb fresh mussels

Recipe

• 1 heat oil and butter in large soup pot over medium heat. add onions, celery and carrots.
• 2 season with pepper, 1 t old bay and cayenne.
• 3 add bay leaves and garlic. cook, stirring, for 6-8 minutes or until vegetables are soft and tender.
• 4 stir in clam juice, tomatoes and tomato juice and bring to boil.
• 5 add potatoes, parsley and corn and simmer 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• 6 season with remaining old bay seasoning and remove the 4 bay leaves.
• 7 add seafood to chowder and simmer 5-8 minutes, covered, until seafood is done and mussel shells are open. discard any mussels that do not open.