How To Make Chowder

Warm up with a bowl of chowder soup. This recipe is full of vegetables, cheddar, and your choice of meats like seafood, chicken, oysters, or scallops. Let's dive into this recipe and see how easy it is to make chowder.

Ingredients:

• 2 celery stalks, finely diced
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet orange pepper
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
• 2 cups 2% milk
• 2 medium red potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (old bay)
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (optional)
• 1/2 pound bay scallops (optional)
• 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• chopped bacon bits (optional)

Directions:

• In an enormous pot, cook bacon over medium intensity until fresh. Eliminate to paper towels with an opened spoon; channel, holding 2 tablespoons drippings.

• In the drippings, saute the celery, orange pepper, and onion until fresh and delicate. Add garlic; cook briefly longer. Mix in flour until mixed; slowly add stock and milk. Heat to the point of boiling; cook and mix for 1 moment or until thickened.

• Add the potatoes, fish preparing, and salt; return to a bubble. Diminish heat; cover and stew for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are delicate.

• Add shrimp and scallops; cook and mix for 3-4 minutes or until shrimp become pink and scallops are hazy. Mix in cheddar until softened. Embellish each presentation with bacon.

Eat & Enjoy!

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