Quick and Easy Crab and Corn Chowder
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 slices thick bacon, cooked and broken into 1/4 inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 bell pepper
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup shredded hash brown potatoes
- 8 -10 ounces crabmeat
- 1 cup corn kernel
- salt and pepper
- hot sauce (optional)
directions
- In a 3 to 4 quart saucepan on medium high heat melt butter.
- Add cooked bacon pieces, onion, bell pepper, celery, and thyme.
- Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce if used and cook about 5 minutes.
- In a bowl mix flour and Old Bay Seasoning
- Stir in half of flour and seasoning mixture into the saucepan stiring well
- Add remaining mixture and continue to stir. Should become almost like a paste.
- Slowly whisk in a little of the Half & Half at a time so as to keep temperature up, blending well.
- Slowly whisk in the chicken broth the same way.
- Cook until it begins to bubble ad then stir in the hash brown potatoes.
- Simmer till potatoes are cooked and chowder thickens till it just coats the back of a spoon.
- Add crab meat a little at a time and then add corn kernels.
- Simmer just another minute being careful not to overcook crab meat.
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