Crab and Hominy Chowder

Name: Crab and Hominy Chowder
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 avocado; 3 slices bacon; 237 milliliters cilantro, chopped; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 227 grams Dungeness crab, cooked and shelled; 1 clove garlic; 237 milliliters hominy, drained and rinsed; 2 fresh jalapeño chiles; 1 large leek; 1 teaspoon lime juice; 473 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 59 milliliters olive oil; 340 grams red thin-skinned potatoes; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 59 milliliters whipping cream

Crab and Hominy Chowder might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 424 calories, 12g of protein, and 32g of fat. Head to the store and pick up avocado, garlic, leek, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

In a 4- to 6-quart pan over medium-high heat, cook bacon, chopped, until fat starts to render. Discard all but 1 teaspoon fat from pan.

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Add white part of leek, halved, rinsed, and thinly sliced; stir until limp.

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Leek

Add wine and boil until almost evaporated.

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Wine

Add chicken broth; 2 cups water; hominy; potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1/2-inch chunks; and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender when pierced, about 10 minutes.

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Meanwhile, make cilantro pure (see below). Also pit, peel, and chop avocado; mix with lime juice. Stir whipping cream and salt and pepper to taste into chowder.

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Add Dungeness crab; cover and cook until heated through, stirring as little as possible to keep crab intact. Spoon chowder into bowls and top each with a tablespoon of cilantro pure and a spoonful of avocado.

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To make the cilantro pure, in a blender, combine vegetable oil; olive oil; cilantro; chiles, rinsed, stemmed, and seeded; garlic, peeled; and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Whirl until smooth. Any leftovers can be spread on toast for an easy appetizer.

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Wine pairing: With the rich crab, pungent chile, and herbal cilantro, we like a creamy, minerally Pinot Gris. Cline's Pinot Grigio-Chardonnay blend (California; $1

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is great as well.

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Servings:

avocado 3slices

bacon 237milliliters

cilantro, chopped 118milliliters

dry white wine 227grams

Dungeness crab, cooked and shelled 1clove

garlic 237milliliters

hominy, drained and rinsed 2

fresh jalapeño chiles 1large

leek 1teaspoon

lime juice 473milliliters

reduced-sodium chicken broth 59milliliters

olive oil 340grams

red thin-skinned potatoes 1teaspoon

salt 59milliliters

vegetable oil 59milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling are my top picks for Shellfish. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. The Santan Ema Reserve Chardonnay with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.