Seafood Chowder Using French Fries

milliwuu's Note:

I had a pack of leftover french fries from a restaurant the other day and didn't want to throw them away because they tasted great. And, I thought why not try to use these potatoes in the seafood chowder I was going to make for dinner that evening without using new potatoes. It was an experiment but the soup turned out to be delicious. Here's what I did.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 2

Yield: 2.0 soup bowl

• 1 cup French fries , diced
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• ¼ medium onion , finely diced
• ¼ cup celery , finely diced
• ¼ cup carrot , finely diced
• 1 cup seafood (clam, shrimp, mouselle, squid, crab meat, ... using one kind or mixing a few kinds is both okay)

Directions:

1. Cook onion, celery and carrots in water just covering the food for 10 minutes; drain.
2. Meanwhile, blend the first 6 ingredients till smooth (about 2 minutes).
3. Cook the seafood in minimal water.
4. •Cooking Time: most seafood will get tough if cooked longer than the time to just cook through, but things like shrimp head can cook for 5 - 10 minutes to release great flavor.
5. Put the drained vegetable and the blended mixture into the pot of seafood, stir and bring to a boil. Enjoy!