Ted Williams’s Fenway Chowder

Name: Ted Williams’s Fenway Chowder
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Cuisine: New England
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons bacon fat, lard or vegetable oil; 1 small onion, minced; 1 large shallot, minced; ¼ cup finely chopped red bell pepper; ¼ cup finely chopped green bell pepper; 2 teaspoons Lawry’s Seasoned Salt; 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 1 ½ teaspoons dried garlic flakes; 8 ounces skinless fillets of grouper, red snapper or a combination, cut into bite-size pieces; 1 pint chopped shucked clams or use half clams and half bay scallops, drained, juices reserved; 4 cups whole milk; 2 cups half-and-half; ¼ cup dry sherry; 1 pound mussels in the shell, scrubbed and debearded; 1 dozen about 8 ounces chopped shucked oysters, with their juice; 2 small white potatoes, peeled and diced small; ½ cup fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; ½ cup heavy cream; Kosher salt; black pepper

Recipe from Molly O’Neill

Adapted by Julia Moskin

Published December 7, 2010

Total Time: 30 minutes
Rating: 4(38)
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—Julia Moskin

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Ingredients

Yield:10 to 12 servings

3 tablespoons bacon fat, lard or vegetable oil
1 small onion, minced
1 large shallot, minced
¼ cup finely chopped red bell pepper
¼ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
2 teaspoons Lawry’s Seasoned Salt
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 ½ teaspoons dried garlic flakes
8 ounces skinless fillets of grouper, red snapper or a combination, cut into bite-size pieces
1 pint chopped shucked clams or use half clams and half bay scallops, drained, juices reserved
4 cups whole milk
2 cups half-and-half
¼ cup dry sherry
1 pound mussels in the shell, scrubbed and debearded
1 dozen about 8 ounces chopped shucked oysters, with their juice
2 small white potatoes, peeled and diced small
½ cup fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
½ cup heavy cream
Kosher salt
black pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
In a large heavy pot, heat fat over medium heat. Add onion, shallot and bell peppers, and cook, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add seasoned salt, Old Bay, thyme and garlic flakes and cook about 1 minute, until aromatic. Add fish and clams and cook, stirring, 3 minutes, until fish is just opaque.
Step 2
Add milk, half-and-half, sherry and reserved clam juices and bring to a simmer. Add mussels, oysters with their juices, potatoes and corn, and simmer very gently until mussels open and potatoes are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. If desired, remove mussels from shell and return to the soup.
Step 3
Stir in lemon juice and cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

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