CRAB AND CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Potato Crab Corn Summer Bon Appétit
Yield Makes 6 main-course servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sauté bacon in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons bacon fat. Add onion to drippings in saucepan and sauté until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes and stir until coated. Add clam juice; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Add half and half, corn, crab, fresh thyme, and half of bacon; cook uncovered until potatoes and corn are tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle chowder equally into 6 bowls. Garnish with remaining bacon and serve.
CRAB-AND-CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON AND CHANTERELLE MUSHROOMS
Steps:
- Cut kernels off corn cobs. Set kernels aside. Combine cobs, broth, and cream in heavy large saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon and sauté until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons pan drippings; add onion, leeks, celery, and fennel seeds to pot. Sauté until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in potatoes. Discard cobs from cream mixture; strain cream mixture into potato mixture. Simmer until potatoes are almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in corn kernels. Simmer chowder until potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes longer.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in Sherry and thyme. Add mushroom mixture to chowder. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Sauté crabmeat in same large skillet over medium-low heat just until heated through, about 3 minutes. Divide crabmeat, reserved bacon, and parsley among bowls. Ladle chowder over and serve.
BACON AND CRAB CHOWDER
This is from Everyday with RR. This looks like such a lovely fall/winter comfort dish! And crab... YUMMO!
Provided by dicentra
Categories Chowders
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Put a medium pot over med-high heat, add a drizzle of olive oil and cook the bacon until it is crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Pour off a little of the bacon fat. Add the potatoes, onion, celery bell pepper and bay leaf, season with salt and pepper and cook until the vegetables are softened.
- Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken broth and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up all the brown bits at the bottom of the pan.
- Add the milk and bring to a simmer.
- Break up the crab meat with your fingers, removing any shell bits. Combine with the thyme and Old Bay.
- Stir the crab meat into the pot and simmer 6-7 minutes, until the potatoes are fork-tender and the soup has thickened.
- Finish the chowder with the sherry and serve with the bacon, chives and oyster crackers.
CRAB AND CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON AND CHANTERELLE MUSHROOMS
Steps:
- Cut kernels off corn cobs. Set kernels aside. Combine cobs, broth, and cream in heavy large saucepan. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon and saute until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons pan drippings;add onion, leeks, celery, and fennel seeds to pot. Saute until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Stir in corn kernels. Simmer chowder until potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes longer. Meanwhile, melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in Sherry and thyme. Add mushroom mixture to chowder. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Saute crab meat in same large skillet over medium -low heat just until heated through, about 3 minutes. Divide crab-meat, reserved bacon, and parsley among bowls. Ladle chowder over and serve.
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