Seafood Chowder

By Jacky H

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp butter
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 large potatoes diced
• 2 cups fish stock or chicken stock
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3 cups milk
• 2 cups fish fillets cubed, shrimp, prawns, scallops
• 2 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter and sautee onions and celery. Add bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Sautee for about 5 minutes
Stir in potatoes and sautee an additional 2 minutes
Increase heat to med-high and stir in fish or chicken stock
Bring to a boil
Cover and reduce heat to medium and boil for about 5 minutes or until the potatoes are tender
Whish flour into milk and stir into soup
Bring to a simmer, stirring often
Stir in seafood
Stir often for another 5 minutes or until fish is cooked
Discard bay leaf and stir in lemon juice and season with salt and pepper