Seafood clam chowder

genuine new england seafood chowder with a taste of grandma's special love!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup  diced onion
• 1  cup  diced carrot
• 1  cup  diced celery
• 1  cup  sliced mushroom
• 1  cup butter
• 1  cup flour
• 2  cans baby clams, with juice
• 1  can shrimp, with juice
• 1  can  crab, with juice
• 1  teaspoon lemon pepper
• 2  quarts half-and-half or 2  quarts  for a lighter chowder skim milk or 2  quarts 2% low-fat milk

Directions

1. Saute veggies in butter til soft.
2. Turn heat to low and add flour, stir until absorbed.
3. Add seafood with juices, and half and half, and bring up to serving temperature or until it thickens.
4. Do not let it boil.
5. Just below boiling point,it should be thickened, add lemon pepper just before service with a stir.
6. Garnish each bowl with fresh chopped parsley, and serve with plenty of garlic toast or oyster crackers.