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Seafood Chowder

7 strips of bacon
2 cps. onions
6 tbs. instant potatoes
1 qt. clam juice
1 qt. milk
1 qt. heavy cream
4 lbs. yukon gold potatoes
1 lb. clams
1 lb. scallops
1 lb. jumbo shrimp
1 lb. shrimp
1 lb. mixed seafood (octopus, squid, mussel, cuddlefish, etc.)
2 crab
4 oz. spicy brown mustard (spreadable)

Makes 10 quarts... Works out to 7 dollars per quart.
(Use a 14DCO or larger)



Start off by cooking bacon diced not too fast or too hot... You want the grease.


Add 2 cups of diced onions...


When the onions start to turn transluscent, sprinkle the instant potatoes over the mixture and then add the quarts of clamjuice, milk & heavy cream.


Slice and dice the potatoes and add them to the mixture... Let this cook for a bit.


When the base begins to thicken and the potatoes start to cook... Add the mustard and all of the seafood except the crab and shrimp. Lift the lid occasionally to make sure it's not boiling and stir while the lid is off.


Now take the two crabs and back them so you can easily crack the body and leg meat. (Note to self... Remember my apron next time)


The chowder is cooking away while I'm off cracking crab...


Add the crab meat and whatever shrimp you can without overflowing the oven...


There yaa have it... 10 quarts of awesome seafood chowder.


Uh-Oh... It's going fast!!!


It's because it's so good and every bite is loaded with STUFF!!!


Here... Have a bowl!!!


Sorry... All gone.

Looks good..............

When's dinner?


wolfgang

It was this afternoon at 2:00... About 4 1/2 hours ago.

Mmmm that was good... Thanks Dean

MMMMmmmmmmm... I'm drooling!! That looks awesome Dean! I love a good Chowdah!

Note to self . . .camp near Dean

Note to self: camp near Dean and have a big bowl (to get alot), and a big stick (to ward off all comers)

I'm gonna make this on my next weekend off. I saw that "Seafood mix" at the store and was wondering what someone would do with it.

Looks great Dean. It is on my "too do" list!

Yummy, yum, yum!

Did you actually use crab that you caught that day! That's my kind of feast!

Todah

Todah,
Didn't have to...
Crab is at historic low prices right now because of such an incredible catch... They're big and plump full.
The two crab I'm holding were caught the day before and I paid $2.98 per pound. (Worked out to 11.28 for two crabs... Excellent!!!)

Rock,
Let me know how it turns out!!!

Ageless,
Didn't I read that somewhere else already???

Steve,
Man I hope Guy is staying dry.
He called me a couple of days ago...
Was fishing somewhere in the Lower Keys.

Dean, MAN!!! that looks good! I'm drooling just looking at my computer screen.

I wish seafood was so readily available in our neck of the woods (Kansas). We have it, but, well...you know...it's traveled to get here. Still, I'm gonna see what I can get and I'm gonna make this and we'll salute you while we eat it! Paul LOVES seafood (so do I) and he'll appreciate my efforts (no matter how much I may have to modify based on availability here)

Thanks for sharing!!!
Lynn

Good grief that looks good!

AL in Asheville

I didn't get a chance to make it. With so many holiday functions we really haven't been home a lot.

But yeah, I'll let you know how it turns out, I'm definitely making a pot. I just don't know when.

I wish seafood was so readily available in our neck of the woods (Kansas). We have it, but, well...you know...it's traveled to get here.

Get thee to the frozen section at your market. It is not cheap (but not bad) and there is crabmeat, whitefish (cod, haddock) and all sorts of other good stuff that was packed right at the time of catch.

Just be very sure to check the country of origin and buy appropriately.

Speaking as a New Englander I prefer to buy my fish fresh, but this stuff is not at all bad if you're landlocked.

Just say no to canned fish...of any kind.

Alan