Does anyone have a good recipe for Blue Crab and Corn Chowder?

Question

Please give me a link if you can with detailed instructions. Thanks

Answer 1

CRAB AND CORN CHOWDER

3 Tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3-4 Tablespoons flour
4 cups fresh corn 3 cups chicken stock
2 potatoes, cubed
1 cup heavy cream
1 pound backfin crabmeat
chopperd celery leaves as garnish

Puree 2 cups of corn until smooth, set aside. Melt butter and saute onion and celery. Sprinkle with flour and heat, stirring, until bubbly. Stir in pureed corn and stock, bring to a boil, and whisk until thickened. Add the potatoes and simmer 15 minutes until the pototo is tender. When 15 minutes from serving, stir in cream, crab, and 2 cups whole corn and season with salt and pepper. Bring just to boil, then lower heat and simmer 5-10 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped celery leaves.

Answer 2

This hearty dish from the New England coast is equally suited to the succulent blue crab of Maryland, the Pacific coast's renowned Dungeness or Alaska's King! This creamy chowder can stave off winter's gale.

2 bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups chicken broth
1 large potato, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch dice
3/4 cup half-and-half
1 (11-ounce) can corn, drained
1/2 red bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/2 pound cooked crab meat
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 green onions, thinly sliced

Cook bacon in a large stockpot over medium heat until golden brown, about 3 minutes; drain and discard excess fat. Add butter and onion; sauté until soft, about 4 minutes. Add flour, mix well and cook an additional 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add chicken broth and whisk well, then add potato.
Reduce heat to simmer and cook until potato is tender, about 12 minutes. Add half and half, corn, bell pepper and crab. Simmer 5 more minutes or until heated through and bell pepper is tender. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with green onions.
Makes 4 servings.

Answer 3

New England Clam Chowder

Serves 6 to 8
Sautéing the vegetables in the bacon drippings gives this thick chowder extra flavor.

6 strips bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 ribs celery, strings removed, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 cup small pearl onion, peeled
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups unsalted clam juice
4 small Yukon Gold potatoes(about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 dried bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
5 large sprigs fresh thyme
8 pounds quahog clams(2 pounds shucked), shucked, liquid reserved, and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
2 ears fresh yellow corn, kernels removed
2 1/2 cups milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoons dry sherry(optional)

1. In a stockpot, cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon on a paper towel, and set aside; discard all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat. Add celery and onions; sauté, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until translucent, about 7 minutes.

2. Sprinkle flour over onion mixture; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, 2 to 3 minutes. Add clam juice, 1/2 cup water, potatoes, bay leaves, and 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper; cover; bring to a boil. Pick thyme leaves from stems; add both leaves and stems to pot. Reduce heat to medium low; simmer until potatoes are almost fork tender, about 12 minutes.

3. Add clams and reserved liquid, cover, and cook 4 minutes over medium heat. Add corn kernels, cover, and cook 4 to 6 minutes. Add milk and butter; cook until butter melts, about 5 minutes. Remove bay leaves and thyme stems; add remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper and salt.

4. Drizzle with sherry, and garnish with bacon pieces. Serve immediately.

Answer 4

You really don't need the sherry to cook with.Some cooks think the alcohol make a better favour.You could sub it out for chicken stock for a change.I would have to see your recipe to see what they are doing for a good substitute. But a rule of thumb, when alcohol is required you can sub in stock, or apple juice in its place. Hope this advise helps you in the joys of cooking.

Answer 5

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/soup/simple_crab_and_corn_chowder_recipe.html