Indulge in the ocean's bounty with this delectable hearty scallop chowder recipe, a culinary masterpiece that harmonizes the briny sweetness of sea scallops with a symphony of vegetables and creamy broth. This chowder is not just a meal; it's an experience, a warm embrace on a chilly day, a comforting indulgence that nourishes both body and soul. The recipe includes two variations: a classic New England-style chowder, brimming with tender chunks of potatoes, smoky bacon, and aromatic herbs, and a creamy Manhattan-style chowder, enriched with tomatoes, bell peppers, and a touch of paprika. Both versions promise an explosion of flavors that will leave you craving for more. Dive into the culinary journey and discover the art of crafting this exquisite seafood chowder.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CHEF JOHN'S BAY SCALLOP CHOWDER
Every once in a while I make a dish that no matter how great it tastes, I just can't get past how it looks, and that was the case with this very easy, incredibly delicious scallop chowder. If you do make it, and want a thicker, more traditional chowder base, simply mash some of your potatoes into the mixture.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until fat renders and bacon is slightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add onion to bacon; cook and stir until soft and translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir celery and garlic into onion mixture, cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
- Pour clam juice, chicken broth, potato, cayenne pepper, and black pepper into bacon mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium low, and cook until potatoes are almost tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir cream and chile pepper into potato mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes are completely tender and chowder flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Season with lemon zest and salt.
- Stir scallops into chowder and cook over medium heat until scallops are tender and white, 1 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in tarragon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300.2 calories, Carbohydrate 17.2 g, Cholesterol 96.6 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 32.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 642.2 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
SCALLOP CHOWDER
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a large stockpot, cook the bacon until crisp; remove from the pan, drain on paper towels, crumble, and set aside.
- In the drippings, place the scallops and cook for 3 to 4 minutes (8 to 9 minutes for sea scallops) until opaque. Remove the scallops from the pot and set aside.
- In the drippings in the pot, add the onion, potatoes, and celery and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the fish stock and bring to a boil; reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, marjoram, pepper, and milk and mix with wire whisk until blended. Add to the pot along with the drained corn and bring to a simmer. Cook over medium heat for 12 minutes, stirring often until the soup has thickened and the vegetables are tender.
- Add the cooked scallops and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes until the scallops are thoroughly heated.
- Ladle into bowls and sprinkle the cooked bacon on top. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343 kcal, Carbohydrate 42 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Fiber 3 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 1014 mg, Sugar 13 g, Fat 7 g, ServingSize 4 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CREAMY SCALLOP CHOWDER
A wonderful soup featuring white wine, onions and tender scallops. You may use either ocean or bay scallops.
Provided by Shirley
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Wash and drain scallops. If scallops are large, cut in half. In a small stock pot, melt butter over medium-low heat. Saute onions and mushrooms until tender.
- Stir in flour. Pour in milk and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Add wine, scallops, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Serve topped with Swiss cheese and parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.6 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 79.5 mg, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 28.6 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 920.8 mg, Sugar 5.1 g
TRADITIONAL NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER
Steps:
- Tap clams; discard any that do not close. Place clams and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-6 minutes or until clams open. , Remove meat from clams; chop meat and set aside. Strain liquid through a cheesecloth-lined colander; set aside., In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels. Saute onion in drippings until tender., Return bacon to the pan; add clam meat and reserved liquid. Stir in the potatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Combine flour and milk until smooth; gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Gradually stir in cream; heat through (do not boil).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 175mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
HEARTY FISH CHOWDER
This hearty soup is simple to assemble. Fresh fish and rich homemade stock are the secrets to success. This fish chowder recipe is from "Entertaining," by Martha Stewart.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Blanch the salt pork in boiling water for 10 minutes. Drain. In a heavy 4-quart casserole, cook the pork over low heat for 5 minutes. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add the fish stock and bay leaves and bring to a simmer. Combine the potatoes with the stock mixture and cook until the potatoes are barely done. Add the scallops, shrimp, and fish and simmer for 5 minutes. Heat the cream and add it to the soup. Season with cayenne, salt, and white pepper. Serve very hot.
BEST SEAFOOD CHOWDER
My husband is an avid fisherman. When a family get-together was planned and we had to bring something, we created this recipe using fish from our freezer. The chowder got rave reviews from the relatives! -Heather Saunders, Belchertown, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 1h
Yield 32 servings (8 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; reserve drippings. Saute onions in drippings until tender. Add potatoes and water; bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes., Add the scallops, lobster, shrimp, cod and haddock. Cook for 10 minutes or until scallops are opaque, shrimp turn pink and fish flakes easily with a fork. Add the butter, salt, parsley and curry powder. Stir in milk and evaporated milk; heat through. Garnish with bacon, additional parsley, and oyster crackers, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 625mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 17g protein.
SCALLOP CHOWDER
This is a rich, traditional chowder recipe using tender and creamy bay scallops in place of clams. From Linda Larsen,Your Guide to Busy Cooks, on ABOUT.COM/busy cooks
Provided by Nana Lee
Categories Chowders
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In large stockpot, cook bacon until crisp; remove from pan, drain on paper towels, crumble, and set aside.
- In drippings, place scallops and cook for 3-4 minutes until opaque (8-9 minutes for sea scallops).
- Remove scallops from pot and set aside.
- In drippings in pot, add onion, potatoes and celery and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Add fish stock and bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 8-10 minutes until potatoes are tender.
- In medium bowl, combine flour, marjoram, pepper, and milk and mix with wire whisk until blended.
- Add to pot along with drained corn and bring to a simmer.
- Cook over medium heat for 12 minutes, stirring often, until soup has thickened and vegetables are tender.
- Add cooked scallops and simmer for 3-4 minutes until scallops are thoroughly heated.
HEARTY SCALLOP CHOWDER
Make and share this Hearty Scallop Chowder recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Chowders
Time 45m
Yield 6 cups
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Put first 10 ingredients into large saucepan. Simmer, stirring often, to dissolve bouillon cubes and cook vegetables. Remove bay leaf. Cool a bit and run mixture through blender. Set aside in saucepan.
- Combine butter and mushrooms in frying pan. Sauté until mushrooms are beginning to brown.
- Add scallops and wine. Cover and steam fry about 1 minutes, stirring 2 or 3 times. Add to pureed vegetables.
- Stir in cream. Heat but don't boil. Garnish with parsley or chives and little fish crackers if you wish. Makes about 6 cups chowder.
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NANTUCKET SCALLOP CHOWDER
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Pork Potato Lunch Bacon Winter Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sauté bacon in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until crisp, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain well. Drain all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat from saucepan. Add onions and thyme to same saucepan and sauté over medium-high heat until onions are light golden, about 10 minutes. Add 4 cups clam juice, 1/2 cup white wine and potatoes. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Add cream and half of bacon and bring to simmer. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add half of scallops and sauté until light golden, about 2 minutes. Add scallops to chowder. Repeat with remaining butter and scallops. Season chowder to taste with salt and pepper.
- Ladle chowder into bowls. Sprinkle with paprika and remaining bacon and serve immediately.
Tips:
- Use fresh scallops. Fresh scallops have a sweeter, more delicate flavor than frozen scallops. If you can't find fresh scallops, frozen scallops will work, but be sure to thaw them completely before using.
- Sear the scallops before adding them to the chowder. Searing the scallops gives them a nice crispy crust and helps to lock in their flavor.
- Use a good quality clam juice. The clam juice is a key ingredient in scallop chowder, so it's important to use a good quality brand. Look for a clam juice that is clear and has a fresh, briny flavor.
- Add vegetables to your chowder. Vegetables such as celery, carrots, and potatoes are all great additions to scallop chowder. They add flavor, texture, and nutrients.
- Use fresh herbs. Fresh herbs such as thyme, oregano, and parsley can help to brighten up the flavor of scallop chowder. Add them at the end of the cooking process to preserve their flavor.
- Serve scallop chowder with crusty bread or crackers. Scallop chowder is a hearty and filling soup, but it's also delicious served with crusty bread or crackers.
Conclusion:
Scallop chowder is a delicious and easy-to-make soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. With its rich, creamy broth, tender scallops, and flavorful vegetables, scallop chowder is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you're looking for a comforting and satisfying soup, give scallop chowder a try. You won't be disappointed!
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