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Crab And Corn Chowder

Rich, complex and easy to make for a weeknight supper. If you can’t find fresh Dungeness crab meat, you may substitute a variety that is fresh in your area
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Ingredients

Serves 4-6

  • 6 slices thick-cut bacon coarsely chopped (about 1½ cups)
  • 1 onion chopped (about 1½ cups)
  • 2 celery ribs chopped (about ½ cup)
  • 2 medium carrots chopped (about ½ cup) 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 4 cups chicken or fish stock
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 8 ounces baby red potatoes or new potatoes quartered
  • 1 pound Dungeness crab meat picked clean of any shells
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen sweet corn kernels
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Artisan bread or oyster crackers

Instructions

  • Cook the bacon in a large soup pot over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes.
  • Transfer to paper towels, reserving rendered bacon fat in the pot.
  • Cook the onion, celery, carrot, salt and black pepper in the bacon fat until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the red bell pepper, garlic, and thyme and cook for another 2 minutes.
  • Stir in the flour, making sure that the vegetables are evenly coated.
  • Add the wine and allow it to simmer and reduce slightly.
  • Add 4 cups of stock, bay leaf, and the potatoes.
  • Bring the soup to a boil over high heat, reduce the temperature to medium-low and simmer uncovered, for about 20 minutes.
  • Add the crab and corn and simmer gently until the potatoes and corn are tender, about 5 additional minutes.
  • Finish with the cream and keep warm until ready to serve.
  • Just before serving, stir in the parsley and cayenne pepper.
  • Ladle the soup into bowls and top with reserved crumbled bacon.

Notes & Wine Advice

Serve bowls of soup with artisan bread or oyster crackers.
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Course; Fish / Pork / Soup