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Ann's Seafood Chowder (Halifax Version)

Sealegs are imitation crab meat, usually pollock with crab flavoring.

Type: Fish
Courses: Soup
Serves: 12 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlBacon drippings
2 tablespoons 30mlButter
4   White onions - diced
2   Celery rib - diced
1 lb 454g / 16ozSealegs - chopped
2 lbs 908g / 32ozMixed seafood
4 tablespoons 60mlFlour
6 cups 1422mlMilk
2 cups 292g / 10ozDiced peeled potatoes
1 cup 237mlYellow zucchini - chunked (small)
1 cup 237mlGreen zucchini - chunked (small)
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozDiced sweet peppers - vary colours
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozTomatoes - diced (large)
1 1/2 cups 355mlSauterne
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
  Tomato sauce or soup - to taste
2 cups 474mlFresh green peas
  Milk - for thinning

Recipe Instructions

Melt bacon fat and butter in heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onions and saute until clear, add celery and cook gently for about 5 minutes. Add seafood products and saute in saucepan at medium-high heat to coat, flavor and brown slightly.

Add flour, and milk, stirring well to avoid lumps. Add remaining ingredients, except peas, in order of required cooking time (ie potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, etc). Add wine and season to taste. Heat until heated through, but do not boil.

Add peas about 20 minutes before serving. Use milk to thin as necessary. If chowder is to be frozen prior to serving, do not add the milk until reheating.

Source:
"Undocumented, but from the WWW"

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