Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon fresh cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1/2 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon dried lemon peel (or fresh lemon zest)
1 quart heavy cream
6 ounces cooked lump crabmeat
1/2 pound cooked lobster meat
1/2 pound bay scallops
1/2 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
6 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (Tony Chachere’s)
1 large bell pepper, diced (or use mix of yellow, red, orange, green)
1 large Vidalia onion, diced
1 stick of unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 large baking potatoes, diced
3 ears of fresh corn, shucked and kernels cut off
Step by step
Cut the kernels off the cob with a sharp paring knife or corncob cutter and set aside.
Peel and dice your potatoes into medium size chunks. Prep the other veggies by dicing the onions and peppers, and cut a stick of cold butter into small pieces.
In the large stockpot, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the peppers and onions, and cook until they begin to soften for about 2 minutes. Add the Creole seasoning, and cook for another minute.
Add the potatoes and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and simmer for about 8 minutes or so until the potatoes are tender, remove from the heat.
Measure out and rinse your seafood (crab meat, lobster meat, scallops, shrimp).
Stir in the cooked lobster, crabmeat, raw shrimp, raw scallops into the chowder and cover. Let stand for a few minutes until the shrimp turn pink, about 3 or 4 minutes.
Cut the kernels off the cob with a sharp paring knife or corn cob cutter and set aside.
Peel and dice your potatoes into medium size chunks.
Prep your other veggies by dicing the onions and peppers, and cut a stick of cold butter into small pieces.
In a large stockpot, melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the peppers and onions, and cook until they begin to soften for about 2 minutes. Add the Creole seasoning, and cook for another minute.
Add the potatoes and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Cover the pot and simmer for about 8 minutes or so until the potatoes are tender, remove from the heat.
Stir in the cooked lobster, crabmeat, raw shrimp, raw scallops into the chowder and cover. Let stand for a few minutes until the shrimp turn pink, about 3 or 4 minutes.
Stir in the corn, heavy cream, lemon peel, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for another 3 minutes or so until the shrimp and scallops are cooked through.
Serve the chowder in bowls and garnish with fresh chives and parsley.