Mom's Nova Scotia Seafood Chowder

This seafood chowder recipe makes a deliciously creamy soup loaded with fish and shellfish including salmon, shrimp, scallops, clams, and lobster.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 525 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups half-and-half
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 pound scallops
• 2 large onions, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans chopped clams, drained
• 7 potatoes, cubed
• 1 pound salmon, cut into chunks
• 1 pound cod, cut into chunks
• 6 ounces cooked lobster meat, shredded
• 4.25 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1.5 cups butter, cut into chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Fill a large pot halfway with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. Add onions and carrots; cook until slightly tender, 10 minutes.

Step 3

Add potatoes; cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 4

Stir in salmon, cod, scallops, shrimp, lobster, and crab; cook over medium heat until salmon and cod are firm but chunks are still slightly translucent in the center, about 10 minutes.

Step 5

Drain half the water from the pot and add clams, heavy cream, and half-and-half. Place butter chunks atop the soup; season with salt and black pepper.

Step 6

Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until salmon and cod are fully cooked and flake easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.