Have you ever just wanted to re-create a recipe of a dish you had at a restaurant.  The other night I ate at Bahama Breeze Restaurant and tasted a friend of mines Seafood Chowder, that she ordered.  It was full of flavor and full of seafood.

It was quite delicious!  I started thinking to myself hmmmmmm….“I wonder if I could re-create this yummy chowder?”

I started dissecting the chowder right there at the dinner table… my friends started laughing at me.

That’s when I decided I was going to make a go at Seafood Chowder, it would have shrimp, scallops, and a whole bunch of other yummy stuff…. It was delicious by the way!

Enjoy!!! 🙂

The seafood that I chopped up for this delicious chowder was conch meat, shrimp,  and scallops.

Place the oil in a pot and heat until very hot.  Add the conch meat and sear for 1 to 2 minutes, then the chopped garlic.

Add the chopped onions, celery, carrots, and potatoes; sauté for 5 minutes.

Add all the remaining ingredients (chopped tomatoes,tomato paste, thyme, and oregano), mix well. 

Add all the clam juice and chicken broth, bring to a boil.  Simmer until the potatoes are tender.

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot with croutons or crackers.  I topped it off with flour breaded shrimps and basil leaf.

Enjoy!

Seafood Chowder

* Olive Oil – 2 tablespoons

* 1 pound of Conch Meat, chopped

* 2 teaspoons of garlic, chopped

* ½” – 1 ½ cups of onions, diced 

* Celery, diced ½” – ½ cup

* 3 tablespoons of tomato paste

* 1 quart of chicken broth

* 2 teaspoon of thyme, fresh

* 1 teaspoon of oregano, fresh

* 1/2 cup of carrots, diced

* 2 cups of clam juice

* 1- 1/2 cup of  potatoes, diced

* 1 – ½ cups of tomatoes, diced

* Salt and Pepper to taste