Spicy Corn and Crab Chowder

Name: Spicy Corn and Crab Chowder
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 454 grams package frozen corn kernels, thawed; 227 grams crab claw meat, shell pieces removed; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 237 milliliters half-and-half, divided; 237 milliliters 2% reduced-fat milk; 237 milliliters finely chopped onion; 1 medium poblano chile; 227 grams russet potato, peeled and chopped; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons sugar; 473 milliliters water

Spicy Corn and Crab Chowder is a pescatarian main course. One serving contains 353 calories, 19g of protein, and 13g of fat. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up butter, onion, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Place poblano on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil 8 minutes on each side or until blackened.

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Poblano Pepper

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Place pepper in a small zip-top plastic bag; seal.

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Pepper

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Let stand 10 minutes. Peel and chop.

Melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Dutch Oven

Add onion and next 3 ingredients (through red pepper) to pan; saut 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Red Pepper

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add corn; saut 2 minutes.

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Corn

Remove 3/4 cup corn mixture from pan.

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Corn

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Frying Pan

Combine 3/4 cup corn mixture and 3/4 cup half-and-half in a blender; process until smooth.

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Corn

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Blender

Add potato to pan; saut 1 minute. Stir in 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Cook 4 minutes or until potato is almost tender. Reduce heat to medium.

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Potato

Water

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Frying Pan

Combine remaining 1/4 cup half-and-half and flour in a small bowl, stirring until smooth.

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All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add flour mixture to pan. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Return corn puree to pan. Stir in poblano, milk, and crab; bring to a simmer. Cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Poblano Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Corn

Crab