Durty Nelly's Seafood Chowder

This is one of my favorite recipes to serve on a cold, rainy day in Ireland. It is the most requested recipe that I have. It is flexible and you can use various seafood ingredients depending on availability and preference. Very nice with Irish brown bread.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 26 mins
• Total Time: 51 mins
• Calories: 284 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt to taste
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
• 1 ½ cups diced potatoes
• 4 ½ cups milk
• 1 tablespoon dried dill weed
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¼ teaspoon caraway seeds
• 3 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
• 1 (8 ounce) salmon fillet, cut into cubes
• 8 ounces baby shrimp

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and celery until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add milk, canned soup, potatoes, dill, red pepper flakes, black pepper, caraway seeds, hot pepper sauce, and salt. Bring to a boil. Simmer until potatoes are slightly tender, about 15 minutes. Add salmon and shrimp. Cook until opaque, about 3 minutes.