Pinellas County US-19 Shrimp Chowder

                    Pinellas County US-19 Shrimp Chowder
Categories: Shrimp, Soups
Yield: 3 quarts

       1 lb Unpeeled large fresh shrimp
       3 tb Butter or margarine
       3 tb All-purpose flour
       1 tb Curry powder
       2 c Chicken broth
       2 ea 8 oz bottles clam juice
       2 c Half-&-Half
       4 ea Baking potatoes peeled &coarsely chopped
       1 lb Grouper or Amberjack fillet cut into bite size pieces

Peel and devein shrimp then set aside.
Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over low heat; add flour and curry powder, stirring until smooth.
Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add chicken broth.
Keep stirring until smooth.
Add clam juice, Half-&-Half & potato then stir well.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat.
Simmer uncovered, 20 mins. until potato is tender.
Add shrimp and fish to soup mixture.
Cook 5-6 mins. or until shrimp turn pink.
Serve immediately.

Comments: 13

jessie voigts Apr 26, 2006, 5:45pm EDT

sounds delicious!!

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Donald H. Apr 26, 2006, 5:47pm EDT

It is..it is...!

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James Moylan Apr 26, 2006, 8:20pm EDT

I'll give this a go Donald but I might have some difficulty getting hold of Clam Juice - is there any alternative? What is Half and Half ?

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AiLing K. Apr 26, 2006, 8:27pm EDT

Sounds yummy! Where can I find Clam Juice? Does any grocery store carry it? I am a novice when it comes to cooking, can't you tell?:)

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Donald H. Apr 26, 2006, 8:40pm EDT

Clam juice is readily available in any grocery store. Hal-&-Half is half milk half cream & is sold as Half & Half....!

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James Moylan Apr 26, 2006, 9:00pm EDT

I live in small town Australia so I'm not so sure that Clam Juice is as readily available as you might think - but I'll have a look when I go shopping this arvo (the half and half is new to me - we don't have it here but it sounds easy enough to mix up) Thanks mate.

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Valerie L. Apr 26, 2006, 11:04pm EDT

Sounds great, Donald. Did you read the study about how curry powder is supposed to have a connection to staving off Alzheimer's disease? I try to eat curry whenever I can. It's great stuff! (By the way, my sister lives off US-19 in Pinellas County. What a small world!)

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Madame Donna C. Apr 26, 2006, 11:09pm EDT

You can always substitute whole cream in a recipe if you have to, or you can dilute it with a little low fat or non fat milk or water...then you have half & half fairly close to the American packaged product.

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