How do you thicken seafood chowder?
Chef's answer
Using a whisk, briskly and thoroughly combine 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water. Stir a bit at a time into the chowder. Cook for 2 minutes, and then check to see if you have reached the desired consistency. Flour requires a minute more to cook completely..
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And did we mention chowder? Cherrystones are the ideal clams for the classic New England dish (get the recipe).
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Using a whisk, briskly and thoroughly combine 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water. Stir a bit at a time into the chowder. Cook for 2 minutes, and then check to see if you have reached the desired consistency. Flour requires a minute more to cook completely..
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Chowder vs. Soup: What's the Difference? While soups can be thin and light, a chowder is characterized by being rich and thick. Like stew, it contains large chunks of meat or seafood and vegetables, notably potatoes.
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Chowder is a type of soup or stew often prepared with milk or cream and thickened with broken crackers, crushed ship biscuit, or a roux. Variations of chowder can be seafood or vegetable..
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DO AHEAD: Make chowder base and refrigerate up to 1 day ahead. To serve, reheat base and add potatoes, clams, and fish as outlined above..
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It mostly tastes like cream but with subtle seafood flavor. Clams don't taste particularly "fishy" anyway, sort of it's own shellfish thing. Just buy a can of Progresso clam chowder to try it then..
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The top 10 winners in the category Best Clam Chowder in Massachusetts are as follows:
- Union Oyster House - Boston.
- Legal Sea Foods - Boston.
- Atlantic Fish Company - Boston.
- Lobster Pot - Provincetown.
- The Causeway Restaurant - Gloucester.
- Summer Shack - Boston and Cambridge.
- Turk's Seafood - Mattapoisett.
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