Simple Shrimp Chowder

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"A recipe adapted from a 1992 issue of Woman's Day. This recipe was from an article on family recipe traditions during the holidays. The person who shared this recipe said this was a recipe her family makes for Christmas Eve. You might also want to make a few extra shrimp to use whole as a garnish on top of each bowl."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 118.29 ml chopped onion
• 29.58 ml butter or 29.58 ml margarine
• 354.88 ml water
• 453.59 g medium raw shrimp, peeled,deveined,thawed if frozen,cut in bite sized pieces
• 709.77 ml frozen hash brown potatoes (the diced kind)
• 7.39 ml salt, to taste
• 1.23 ml pepper, to taste
• 946.36 ml milk
• 118.29 ml half-and-half or 118.29 ml light cream
• 113.39 g cheddar cheese, shredded
• 59.14 ml fresh parsley, chopped

directions

1. Saute onions in butter in a large skillet until tender, about 5 minutes or so.
2. Add water and bring to a boil.
3. Add shrimp and cook 3-5 minutes, or until no longer translucent in center(be careful not to overcook them).
4. Remove shrimp and place in a covered bowl.
5. Add potatoes to the same pan, and season with salt & pepper to taste.
6. Simmer for about 4-6 minutes, stirring as needed, until potatoes are tender.
7. Add milk and half and half and bring to just a boil, stirring occasionally.
8. Once it just comes to the boil, remove from heat and stir in the cheese until melted.
9. Add shrimp back to the pot along with parsley, reserving a small portion of the parsley for garnishing if desired.

Reviews

[sugarpea]

This was wonderfully appealing and tasted marvelous. It is perhaps thinner than other chowders but is just fine as is because of all the vegetables and shrimp. I took some other reviewers' suggestions to heart and made my own hashbrowns by cubing and parboiling some potatoes, setting some aside to be fried for a garnish. I used skim and evaporated milk and fish stock made from shrimp shells rather than the water. I can appreciate why this is your friend's Christmas Eve tradition, Heather.

 

[Amandas Pantry]

Other than using regular potatoes, I went by the recipe and had very good results. My DH had 2 bowls and asked for the leftovers for lunch at work! Even my DS and DD loved it, which makes it a winner for my family! It's now in my favorites folder waiting to be made again!

 

[RecipeNut]

This was soooo delicious! I love white clam chowder and when I saw this recipe using shrimp I had to try it. So glad I did!! We all love shrimp. Followed the recipe exactly and it was awesome. Thanks HeatherFeather

 

[Anke R]

This is an incredibly good, easy and quick chowder. I used shrimpstock that I had prepared previously from roasted shells, some garlic and veggies. I also used precooked shrimp (though I doubled the amount since I love shrimp) and thus skipped one step and added them just before serving to heat through. Next time I might add a few fried hashbrowns as garnish on top. I think that gives a nice crunch, but the recipe is just great as it is. Good for company and because of the nice mild taste also good for kids, if they eat shrimp. Thanks for sharing. this was really yummy.

 

[Lorene Deal]

Fin-Tastic!!! Great as is,But tried adding chicken stock instead of water,(Don't like water,fish do funny things in it)much more flavor in stock.Thanks for posting such a great chowder Lorene Deal