Pacific Fresh Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 2 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 lb red snapper, cut into bite-sized pieces (may use any fish fillets)
• 1/4 lb large scallop, cut in half vertically
• 1/4 lb small cooked shrimp
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• chopped parsley
• paprika

Recipe

• 1 in a big soup pot over medium heat, combine the first 4 ingredients.
• 2 cover and cook over medium heat until the vegetables are slightly tender.
• 3 add in the seafood; cover and cook 10 minutes.
• 4 in a small mixing bowl, stir the flour and clam juice together.
• 5 add to fish mixture and stir 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• 6 add half-and-half, butter, salt, and pepper; stir to mix.
• 7 heat over low heat until warm enough to serve; do not boil.
• 8 ladle soup into individual bowls; sprinkle with parsley and paprika; serve immediately.