Crab and Corn Chowder

Submitted by Chef #380815

"This is a great seafood chowder. My mother always put a can of creamed corn in her fish chowder. This recipe is very similar except it uses crab instead of fish."

 

• Ready In: 24hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 ounces butter
• 1 onion (diced)
• 4 large potatoes (cooked and cubed)
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup clam broth (bottled)
• 2 (8 ounce) cans whole corn (save the juice)
• 1 (8 ounce) can creamed corn
• 1 1⁄2 lbs crabmeat

directions

1. Melt butter in 6 quart pot.
2. Add onion,whole corn and half the crabmeat.
3. Cook till onions are clear.
4. Add clam broth,liquid from corn & creamed corn.
5. Bring to boil & add evap. milk & 1/2& 1/2.
6. Simmer (do not boil).
7. Add potatoes.
8. Add remainder of crabmeat the next day.
9. Cool in refrigerator and reheat the next day.