I'm a big soup and chowder fan so I decided to make a Manhattan Style Seafood Chowder using everything but the kitchen sink. The nice thing about a soup and/or chowder is that you can throw in anything and everything you want.
Here are the ingredients: Celery, Onions, Green/Yellow/Red Bell Peppers, Cabbage, a Zucchini from the garden, diced Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Diced Tomatoes, Corn, Clam Juice, and 4 cups of water. Brought everything to a boil and turned it down to a soft simmer until the vegetables were al dente. For spices I used a pinch of Ground Thyme, dried Oregano Leaves, Crushed Garlic, Old Bay Seasoning, Parsley Flakes, and some Clam Base to taste.
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Once the vegetables were al dente I threw in 1 lb of Dungeness Crab, 1½ lbs of Shrimp, and 1 lb of cubed Fresh Wild Pacific Rock Fish fillets. Simmered gently until the the fish was done.
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The money $shot ... a healthy bowl or two of Manhattan Seafood Chowder à la Smokin' Pete with some Roasted Garlic Artisan Bread ... Bon Appétit
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Ohhhh Yeaaah!!! Chowder!
Looks good Pete.
Wow! Looks great! I'd eat a bowl or 2!
Now being a chowda head, that looks just great, sure could eat a couple of bowls of that... heading up through New England this fall...
Thats one awesome chowda!
Nice Pete, really really nice.
Oh that does look great. Can darn near taste it thru the screen!!
Gotta have the bread to soak up some of the yummy broth. :)