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Basque Seafood Chowder




Source of Recipe


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Recipe Link: http://www.soupsong.com

List of Ingredients




2 Tbsp. olive oil
3 garlic cloves; minced
3 carrots; cut in triangle chunks
2 green peppers; seeded and cut into triangles
1 red pepper; seeded and cut into triangles
1 cup celery; cut into triangle chunks
1 onion; sliced into rings
4 tomatoes; peeled and chopped
1 lb. mushrooms; quartered
1 cup zucchini; quartered lengthwise and cut into chunks
1 cup eggplant; diced
1 lb. shrimp; peeled
1/2 lb. scallops
1/2 lbs. crabmeat or 4 whole blue crabs; split and cleaned
1/2 lb. fish fillets; cut into chunks
2 8-oz tins of chopped clams
1 cup dry white vermouth
1 tsp. cayenne
salt and pepper

GARNISH: toasted garlic croutons and minced parsley

Recipe



Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Saute garlic for a minute, then add carrots, peppers, celery and onion. Cook until onion is translucent. Add tomatoes and cook down over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring often. Stir in mushrooms and eggplant and cook til just tender - about 15 minutes. Add zucchini and all seafood except the clams to the chowder (you can pour in the clam juice), then pour the vermouth over all. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

When ready to serve, gently stir in the clams, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Ladle into bowls and top with a handful of croutons and parsely.