Seafood Chowder
MAKES
6
PREP
15 mins
COOK
25 mins
Ingredients
1 tbsp butter
1 onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Few sprigs of fresh thyme
2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
2 cups water or fish stock
2 tbsp plain flour
2 cups Maxigenes Skim milk, premade
2 cups mixed seafood (prawn cutlets, scallops, clams and oysters)
2 tbsp lemon juice
Method
Melt the butter in a large saucepan and sauté onion, garlic, bay leaf and seasonings for 4 minutes or until softened.
Add the flour and cook for a minute. Pour in the milk and stock, whisking until combined. Then bring to the boil and stir until thickened. Reduce the heat and add potatoes, simmer for 5 minutes or until potatoes are almost tender.
Add the seafood, stirring often and simmer for 5 minutes until seafood is just cooked through. Discard bay leaf and stir in lemon juice.
Ladle into serving bowls, garnish with fresh thyme and serve immediately.