Ingredients
- 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
- 2 tbsp. Unsalted Butter
- ½ cup of flour
- 3 cups Fat Free – Chicken Broth
- 5 cloves garlic (diced)
- ½ medium onion (diced)
- 1 cup fat free half & half creamer (room temp)
- 1 tsp. Creole Seasonings
- 1 tsp. Cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 cups Corn
- 16 ounces Lump Crabmeat
- ½ cup Red Bell Peppers (dice)
Step # 1 – Making the Roux Cook
time about 3 – 5 minutes
In a medium sauce pan, add olive oil and butter. Once the butter has melted and combined with
the olive oil, sprinkle in the flour. Cook
over gentle / low heat, stirring constantly with wood spoon, for about 2
minutes. (Your roux should be light
yellow color, do not let it get dark.)
Remove from heat and gradually stir in room temperature half & half,
adding a little at a time and stirring constantly until the cream is
incorporated before adding more. When
all the milk has been added, return to the heat and cook, stirring until thick
and smooth. Then add creole seasonings,
cayenne pepper, and old bay seasoning. (See special note about making Roux) (Set
aside for next step).
Step # 2 – let’s get
down to the chowder
In a 3 - 5 quart soup pot, add chicken broth, garlic and
onions and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Then add your roux, blend all ingredients well. Now add corn and bell peppers. Season to taste with salt and pepper, let
simmer for another 3 – 5 minutes.
Step # 3 - Add the crabmeat to that chowder
Add crabmeat and be careful not to break up the lumps. Let simmer 3 -5 minutes then serve in soup
bowls and garnish with fresh chives.
This chowder is great with French bread, crackers or parmesan cheese
toast, and this chowder has crowd pleasing possibilities.
Enjoy
Special Note about Roux
Roux is a cooked mixture of flour and fat,
traditionally clarified butter. It is the thickening agent of three of the mother
sauces of classical French cooking: sauce béchamel, sauce velouté
and sauce espagnole. Butter, vegetable oils, or lard are commonly used
fats. It is used as a thickener for gravy, other sauces, soups and stews. It is
typically made from equal parts of flour and fat by weight.
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