Louisiana Corn And Shrimp Chowder Recipe Recipe For Zucchini

SHRIMP AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the celery, scallions, potatoes and corn. Add the thyme, bay leaves, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Stir in the flour until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in the milk, then cover and bring to a boil. Uncover, reduce the heat to medium low and gently simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes. Remove from the heat. Discard the thyme sprigs and bay leaves.
• Transfer one-third of the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth, then return to the pot. Return to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir in the shrimp and cook until opaque, about 4 minutes. Season with salt. If the soup is too thick, stir in up to 1 cup water. Divide among bowls and sprinkle with paprika.

LOUISIANA SHRIMP AND CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Put the water in a large pot and squeeze in as much juice from the lemon halves in as possible. Add the lemon halves themselves, the crab & shrimp boil, the bay leaves and 1 Tablespoon of the salt and bring to a boil.
• Add the corn kernels and cook 5 minutes. Using a skimmer, remove the corn from the boiling liquid and set aside to cool.
• Return the liquid to a boil and add the shrimp. Cook for 5 minutes. Drain the liquid, discard the bay leaves and lemon, setting the shrimp aside to cool.
• In a small mixing bowl or a glass jar with a tight lid, combine the olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, hot sauce, the remaining 1/2 Teaspoon of salt, black pepper and garlic. Whisk or shake to blend well.
• In a large salad bowl, combine the corn, shrimp, chopped herbs, onion, tomato halves, and chopped peppers. Add the dressing and toss to mix. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours prior to serving.

SHRIMP CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon slices to paper towels. Drain excess grease from the skillet.
• Crumble 4 slices bacon into the skillet. Add onion, celery, garlic, and thyme; cook and stir over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer bacon mixture to a large pot. Add corn and chicken broth. Bring soup to a boil; cook until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.
• Pour 2 cups of soup into a blender. Cover and hold lid down; puree until smooth.
• Return pureed soup to the pot. Stir in half-and-half, pepper, and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in shrimp; cook until shrimp are opaque, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Crumble remaining 2 slices bacon on top.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Add the onions and saute until translucent.
• Add the corn, chicken stock and whipping cream; simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and puree in food processor in small batches.
• Return to pan. Add Cajun seasoning and bay shrimp and stir well. Let set for one hour to develop flavor, then reheat and serve.

SPICY CATFISH CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions and carrots until onions are slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Melt butter with onions and carrots; cook and stir zucchini and garlic in the melted butter until onions are translucent, about 7 more minutes.
• Stir beer, seafood seasoning, parsley, garlic powder, chile-garlic sauce, sea salt, oregano, and black pepper into the vegetable mixture and gently lay catfish fillets over top of vegetables. Pour tomatoes with their juice over the vegetables and catfish. Cover pot and bring to a simmer; cook until catfish are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Break the catfish fillets apart into bite-size chunks.
• Pour in a tomato can of water and stir in corn; simmer the chowder covered until vegetables are tender and flavors have blended, at least 30 more minutes.