Old Bay Crab Chowder Recipes

CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the mushrooms, celery and onion in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Add the crab, broth, potatoes, corn, salt, dill and pepper. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through. Stir in sherry.

OLD BAY'S SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• Thaw fish enough to cut into cubes.
• In large saucepan, melt butter and add vegetbles; cook until onions are transparent.
• Blend in flour, salt and Old Bay Seasoning.
• Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add Chicken broth and milk and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes.
• Add haddock, shrimp and crab meat and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
• Add cheese and cook until cheese is melted. Serve hot.

CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Shuck crab and cut into small pieces.
• Fry bacon; add garlic, celery and onion.
• Add the butter and saute for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle in some quick flour and stir while the sauce thickens.
• Add the milk and stir, allowing it to thicken. Cook on medium heat.
• Meanwhile, boil the potatoes. When soft, add them to the sauce. Add some or all of the leftover potato water as well.
• Add the cooked crab. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the bay leaves and allow to simmer.
• Once thickened, remove bay leaves and serve the chowder along with hot biscuits and/or a side salad.

CRAB-AND-CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a medium-size Dutch oven over medium, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in Dutch oven.
• Add bell pepper, onion, celery, and jalapeño to drippings in Dutch oven; cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together stock and flour in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Stir stock mixture and corn into bell pepper mixture in Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld, about 20 minutes. Gently stir in crabmeat, whipping cream, salt, Old Bay, and black pepper; cook, stirring often, until crab is heated through, about 4 minutes. Stir in cilantro. Divide chowder evenly among bowls; top with bacon, and garnish with additional cilantro and oyster crackers.

CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a deep pot over moderate heat. Add oil and butter. As you chop your veggies, add them to the pot: potatoes, celery, onion, and red bell pepper. Add bay leaf to the pot. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and Old Bay seasoning. Saute veggies 5 minutes, then sprinkle in flour. Cook flour 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and combine. Stir in milk and combine. Bring soup up to a bubble. Add corn and crab meat and simmer soup 5 minutes. Adjust the soup seasonings. Remove bay leaf. Ladle soup into bread bowls or soup bowls and top with oyster crackers, hot sauce and sliced scallions.