Peter's Seafood Chowder

Truly a comfort food on all levels- if you are a seafood lover that is. This is such an awesome meal specially if you kind of want to divert from meat dishes for awhile...we've been having beef, chicken and pork lately and I feel like I wanna gag if I see another meat dish, so P- my hubby who had recently discovered the joys of cooking :) decided to try his hand on this and well- it turned out to be really delicious & filling. I thought it'll be good to share the recipe because it's easy, even for first timers. So here we go-

INGREDIENTS:

 Fish of your choice, cut into chunks
 a cup of clams or scallops, chopped
 prawns, shelled and deveined
1 large white onion
1 cup cubed potatoes
1/2 cup sweet corn
1 cup, chopped celery
1/2 tsp. thyme
 2 cups of seafood stock if available otherwise use water and seafood bouillon
 butter
 1/4 cup flour
 1 can of evaporated milk
 salt, pepper to taste
 fried bacon, crumbled + garlic croutons for topping

HOW TO:

1. Melt butter + little oil and cook onions, celery and potatoes for a couple or so minutes.

2. Pour in stock, add thyme and let it boil.

3. Meanwhile in a bowl combine flour and the evaporated milk, whisk til free from lumps. Blend into the stock when potatoes have become tender. Simmer til slightly thickened.

4.  Add the seafood and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes and turn off the heat. Season to taste.

5. Serve with crumbled bacon and croutons on top. Enjoy :)

Absolutely delish!

COOK'S NOTE: if you find the soup to be too thick, thin it with water or milk and adjust the seasoning. Also, this is a base soup, you can make your own seafood or vege combination, have fun and experiment!

A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. -Thomas Keller