Dungeness Crab and Corn Chowder

Dungeness Crab and Corn Chowder

Sweet onion and celery softened five minutes, then butter and a quarter cup of flour cooked in for a minute or two to make the roux. Wild Dungeness crab meat, frozen corn, whole milk, seasonings and a can of Hatch green chiles go in together and simmer ten minutes. Serve it with crunchy bread.

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Dungeness Crab and Corn Chowder

Declan Chapin, Premier Catch

Servings

4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Cuisine

American

Category

Soup

Dungeness crab and sweet corn simmer in a creamy chowder base with Hatch green chiles, Old Bay and bay leaf, finished with fresh parsley and served with crunchy bread.
Dungeness Crab and Corn Chowder

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Wild Dungeness Crab Meat, cooked and picked

  • 1 medium sweet onion, chopped

  • 2 celery stalks, chopped

  • olive oil 

  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter

  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour

  • 4 cups whole milk

  • 1 1/2 cups frozen corn 

  • 4 ounce can Hatch Green Chiles

  • 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning

  • 1 bay leaf

  • salt & pepper to taste

  • Fresh parsley, chopped, optional

  • Crunchy bread, to serve

Directions

  1. In a pot, sauté the onion and celery in olive oil over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until soft. 

  2. Reduce the heat to medium and add the butter. Once melted, slowly stir in the flour and cook for 1 to 2 minutes to make a roux. 

  3. Whisk in the milk a cup at a time until smooth, then stir in the corn, Hatch green chiles, Old Bay, and bay leaf. 

  4. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

  5. Remove the bay leaf, then fold in the crab meat and warm through. Optional: stir in the parsley. 

  6. Serve with crunchy bread and enjoy! 

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